Where does “jivhā” come from?
jivhā (Pali) comes from Sanskrit जिह्वा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́iźʰwáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáH, from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s — tongue.
jivhā (Pali): tongue
Definitions
- tongue
Ancestry of “jivhā”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | जिह्वा | tongue |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́iźʰwáH | tongue |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́iȷ́ʰwáH | tongue |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s | tongue |