Where does “ชีวิต” come from?

ชีวิต (Thai) comes from Pali jīvita, from Sanskrit जीवित, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wo-teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

ชีวิต (Thai): life

Definitions

  1. life

Ancestry of “ชีวิต”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palijīvitalife, lifetime; livelihood
2Sanskritजीवितliving; lived through; returned to life
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wo-teh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “ชีวิต”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wo-teh₂ →Every word from Sanskrit जीवित →