Where does “جی” come from?

جی (Ottoman Turkish) 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.

جی (Ottoman Turkish): maker, dealer; a suffix denoting a profession or...

Definitions

  1. maker, dealer; a suffix denoting a profession or...

Ancestry of “جی”, 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

Words derived from “جی”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰiHwás →