Where does “ǰi” come from?

ǰi (Kalasha) comes from Sanskrit ज्या, 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.

ǰi (Kalasha): bowstring made of bark

Definitions

  1. bowstring made of bark

Ancestry of “ǰi”, step by step

ǰi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit ज्या

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

via Kalasha ǰu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kalashaǰuyoke
2Sanskritयुगyoke, team; pair, couple, brace; a race of men,...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianyugámyoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰiHwás →