Where does “ज्या” come from?

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

ज्या (Sanskrit): bow-string, tendon; sine

Definitions

  1. bow-string, tendon; sine

Ancestry of “ज्या”, step by step

ज्या traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit जीव

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritजीवalive, living; life, existence; any living being,...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́iHwás—
3Proto-Indo-IranianǰiHwásalive
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

via Proto-Indo-Iranian *ǰyáH

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranian*ǰyáHbowstring
2Proto-Indo-European*gʷyéH—

Words derived from “ज्या”

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