Where does “జీవకణము” come from?

జీవకణము (Telugu) 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.

జీవకణము (Telugu): living cell

Definitions

  1. living cell

Ancestry of “జీవకణము”, step by step

జీవకణము 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 Telugu కణము

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguకణముa particle or atom; cell
2Telugu-ముThe suffix of the first case in some neuter...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰiHwás →