Where does “ชีพ” come from?

ชีพ (Thai) comes 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.

ชีพ (Thai): living; life

Definitions

  1. living; life

Ancestry of “ชีพ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palijīvalife
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 “ชีพ”

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