Where does “จุลชีพ” come from?

จุลชีพ (Thai) comes from Thai ชีพ, from Pali jīva, 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.

จุลชีพ (Thai): microbe; microorganism

Definitions

  1. microbe; microorganism

Ancestry of “จุลชีพ”, step by step

จุลชีพ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ชีพ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiชีพliving; life
2Palijīvalife
3Sanskritजीवalive, living; life, existence; any living being,...
4Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́iHwás—
5Proto-Indo-IranianǰiHwásalive
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

via Thai จุล

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiจุลlittle; small; tiny; inferior; minor
2Paliculla—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰiHwás →