Where does “jīvita” come from?
jīvita (Pali) comes from Sanskrit जीवित, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wo-teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.
jīvita (Pali): life, lifetime; livelihood
Definitions
- life, lifetime; livelihood
Ancestry of “jīvita”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | जीवित | living; lived through; returned to life |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wo-teh₂ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |
Words derived from “jīvita”