Where does “ஜீவி” come from?

ஜீவி (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit जीव्, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- — to live.

ஜீவி (Tamil): to live, subsist

Definitions

  1. to live, subsist

Ancestry of “ஜீவி”, step by step

ஜீவி traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit जीव्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritजीव्live; revive, reanimate
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeyh₃-to live

via Sanskrit जीविन्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritजीविन्—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- →Every word from Sanskrit जीव् →