Where does “ជីវភាព” come from?

ជីវភាព (Khmer) comes from Khmer ជីវៈ, from Pali jīva, 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.

ជីវភាព (Khmer): life, living, existence

Definitions

  1. life, living, existence

Ancestry of “ជីវភាព”, step by step

ជីវភាព traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ជីវៈ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerជីវៈlife; existence
2Palijīvalife
3Sanskritजीवalive, living; life, existence; any living being,...
4Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́iHwás—
5Proto-Indo-IranianǰiHwásalive
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

via Khmer ភាព

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerភាពstate (of affairs), condition, status, state of being, shape, nature, aspect
2Sanskritभावbecoming, being, existing, occurring, appearance;...
3Sanskritभूthe act of becoming or arising; the place of...
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰiHwás →