Where does “జీవాత్మ” come from?

జీవాత్మ (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.

జీవాత్మ (Telugu): An embodied spirit, the individual soul enshrined...

Definitions

  1. An embodied spirit, the individual soul enshrined...

Ancestry of “జీవాత్మ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritजीवalive, living; life, existence; any living being,...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́iHwás—
3Proto-Indo-IranianǰiHwásalive
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰiHwás →