From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ǰiHwás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós. Cognate with Persian جیوه (jiva), Sanskrit जीव (jīva), Latin vivus and Gothic 𐌵𐌹𐌿𐍃 (qius).
𐬘𐬬𐬀 • (jva)