Where does “ജി” come from?

ജി (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit जी, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀚𑀯, 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.

ജി (Malayalam): the honorific particle, usually appended to names (of any gender) and titles

Definitions

  1. the honorific particle, usually appended to names (of any gender) and titles

Ancestry of “ജി”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritजीto win
2Maharastri Prakrit𑀚𑀯barley
3Sanskritजीवalive, living; life, existence; any living being,...
4Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́iHwás—
5Proto-Indo-IranianǰiHwásalive
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰiHwás →