English
Shiv
Shiv comes from Sanskrit शिव ‘the auspicious one’, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱi-wó-s ‘dear, intimate, friendly’, and ultimately from *ḱey- ‘to settle down, to live’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱey-‘to settle down, to live’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱi-wó-s‘dear, intimate, friendly’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEशिवŚivá‘the auspicious one’
- EnglishtodayShiv
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱey-‘to settle down, to live’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱi-wó-s‘dear, intimate, friendly’reconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEशिवŚivá‘the auspicious one’
- EnglishtodayShiv
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- ‘to settle down, to live’
home, city, civil, hide, cemetery, coma, civic, haunt, citadel, ceilidh, hame, civitas, 33 more
Today it means
name A male given name from Sanskrit mainly used in India.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- / Shiv