Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/ǰíHwati

This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-Iranian

Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti, from *gʷih₃wós (“alive, living”), from *gʷeyh₃- (“to live”). Cognate with Proto-Hellenic *ďṓwō, Proto-Italic *gʷīwō.

Verb

*ǰíHwati

1. to live, be alive

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *ȷ́íHwati
  • Sanskrit: जीवति (jī́vati)
    • Dardic:
      • Kashmiri:

        Arabic script: زُوُن (zuwun)

        Devanagari script: ज़ुवुन (zuwun)

      • Shina: [script needed] (žonu)
    • Pali: jīvati
    • Prakrit: 𑀚𑀻𑀯𑀤𑀺 (jīvadi)
      • Bengali: জিয়া (jiẏa)
      • Bihari:
        • Bhojpuri: जीयल (jīyal)
        • Maithili: जियब (jiyab)
      • Early Assamese: জী (jī)
        • Assamese: জীয়া (zia)
      • Odia: ଜୀବା (jibā)
      • Marathi: जिणे (jiṇe)
      • Old Gujarati: जीवइ (jīvaï)
        • Gujarati: જીવવું (jīvvũ)
      • Hindi: जीना (jīnā)
      • Kumaoni: ज्यूणो (jyūṇo)
      • Nepali: जिउनु (jiunu)
      • Punjabi: ਜਿਊਣਾ (jiūṇā)
      • Romani: ʒivel, ʒuvel (International Standard); dživel, džuvel (Pan-Vlax); zhuvel (Anglicized)
      • Sindhi: जिअणु (jiaṇu)
• Proto-Iranian: *ǰíHwati
  • Central Iranian:
    • Avestan: 𐬘𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (juuaⁱti)
  • Northwestern Iranian:
    • Kurdish: jîn,
• Proto-Nuristani: *ǰī́vati
  • Northern Nuristani:
    • Kamkata-viri:

      Kamviri: ǰūa

      Kativiri: ǰave