Where does “jīvitamada” come from?

jīvitamada (Pali) comes from Pali jīvita, from Sanskrit जीवित, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wo-teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

jīvitamada (Pali): the pride of life

Definitions

  1. the pride of life

Ancestry of “jīvitamada”, step by step

jīvitamada traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali jīvita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palijīvitalife, lifetime; livelihood
2Sanskritजीवितliving; lived through; returned to life
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wo-teh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

via Pali mada

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palimadaintoxication
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wo-teh₂ →Every word from Sanskrit जीवित →