Where does “जीवाणू” come from?

जीवाणू (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.

जीवाणू (Marathi): bacterium, bacteria

Definitions

  1. bacterium, bacteria

Ancestry of “जीवाणू”, step by step

जीवाणू 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 अणू

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Marathiअणूatomic
2Sanskritअणुatom, particle; minute, atomic; fine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰiHwás →