Where does “त्रिज्या” come from?

त्रिज्या (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit ज्या, 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.

त्रिज्या (Sanskrit): radius

Definitions

  1. radius

Ancestry of “त्रिज्या”, step by step

त्रिज्या traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit ज्या

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritज्याbow-string, tendon; sine
2Sanskritजीवalive, living; life, existence; any living being,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́iHwás—
4Proto-Indo-IranianǰiHwásalive
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

via Sanskrit त्रि

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritत्रिthree
2Proto-Indo-Aryantráyasthree
3Proto-Indo-Iraniantráyasthree
4Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

Words derived from “त्रिज्या”

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