Where does “ꦗꦶꦮ” come from?

ꦗꦶꦮ (Javanese) comes from Old Javanese jīwa, from Sanskrit जीव, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́iHwás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰiHwás, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

ꦗꦶꦮ (Javanese): soul, spirit

Definitions

  1. soul, spirit

Ancestry of “ꦗꦶꦮ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesejīwaexistence
2Sanskritजीवalive, living; life, existence; any living being,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́iHwás—
4Proto-Indo-IranianǰiHwásalive
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “ꦗꦶꦮ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰiHwás →