The story
- Proto-Indo-European · derived from*gʷih₃wós“alive”
- Sanskrit · borrowed fromजीवन्मुक्ति“emancipation while still alive”
- English todayjivanmukti
Borrowed from Sanskrit जीवन्मुक्ति (jīvanmukti, “emancipation while still alive”), first element ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (“alive”). Doublet of quick, vital, biology, and zoo.
Words from the same roots
Sanskritजीवन्मुक्ति all →
Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós all →
quick
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.