Where does “जीव” come from?

जीव (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́iHwás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰiHwás, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

जीव (Sanskrit): alive, living; life, existence; any living being,...

Definitions

  1. alive, living; life, existence; any living being,...

Ancestry of “जीव”, step by step

जीव traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́iHwás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́iHwás—
2Proto-Indo-IranianǰiHwásalive
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

via Sanskrit आत्मन्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआत्मन्breath; soul, life; self
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*HáHtmābreath

Words derived from “जीव”

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