Where does “జీవి” come from?

జీవి (Telugu) comes from Telugu జీవము, 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.

జీవి (Telugu): A living being; organism; one who makes a living...

Definitions

  1. A living being; organism; one who makes a living...

Ancestry of “జీవి”, step by step

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

Words derived from “జీవి”

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