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

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nósEvery word from Sanskrit -अन