Where does “जीवशास्त्र” come from?

जीवशास्त्र (Marathi) comes from Marathi जीव, 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.

जीवशास्त्र (Marathi): biology

Definitions

  1. biology

Ancestry of “जीवशास्त्र”, step by step

जीवशास्त्र traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Marathi जीव

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

via Marathi शास्त्र

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Marathiशास्त्रstudy; science
2Sanskritशास्त्रshastra, scripture; science, knowledge
3Proto-Indo-Aryanśāstra—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰiHwás →