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Where does “जीवन” come from?

जीवन (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit -अन, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

जीवन (Sanskrit): vivifying, giving life, enlivening; a living...

Definitions

  1. vivifying, giving life, enlivening; a living...

Ancestry of “जीवन”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskrit-अनforms neuter nouns
2Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “जीवन”

  • జీవనము
  • नवजीवन
  • जीवनकाल
  • सहजीवन
  • जीवन
  • जीवनी
  • જીવન
  • જીવનચક્ર
  • جیون
  • জীৱন
  • जीवन
  • जीवन
  • जीवण
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