[jī], interj.; suffix term of respect, expression of assent, yes; an expression of respect added to proper names.
[◀MIA ∙∙∙ ◀OIA jí̵va ‘long live!’ <√jīv ‘live’ ◀PIE *gʷei̯-, gʷei̯ǝ-, gʷ(i)i̯ē-, gʷ(i)i̯ō-, gʷī- ‘to live’] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙▶Eng. quick ] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙→Eng. vivid, vital, bio-, zodiac ]
☞ (Platts, 1884) 0411; (Turner, 1966) 5240, p.288; (MW, 1899) 0422; (Pokorny, 1959) 0467; (Mayrhofer, 1986-2001) 1.594, 1.467
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