Where does “ຊີວິດ” come from?

ຊີວິດ (Lao) comes from Pali jīvita, from Sanskrit जीवित, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wo-teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

ຊີວິດ (Lao): life

Definitions

  1. life

Ancestry of “ຊີວິດ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palijīvitalife, lifetime; livelihood
2Sanskritजीवितliving; lived through; returned to life
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wo-teh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wo-teh₂ →Every word from Sanskrit जीवित →