Where does “jīvati” come from?
jīvati (Pali) comes from Sanskrit जीवति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́íHwati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰíHwati, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.
jīvati (Pali): to live, be alive; to subsist on
Definitions
- to live, be alive; to subsist on
Ancestry of “jīvati”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | जीवति | to live, be or remain alive; to revive; to... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́íHwati | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ǰíHwati | to live, be alive |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |