Learned borrowing from Sanskrit जीवित (jīvita, “life”) or Pali jīvita (“life”). Cognate with Khmer ជីវិត (ciivɨt), Lao ຊີວິດ (sī wit), Northern Thai ᨩᩦᩅᩥ᩠ᨲ, Thai ชีวิต (chii-wít).
ᦋᦲᦞᦲᧆ • (tsiiviid) (Tai Tham spelling ᨩᩦᩅᩥ᩠ᨯ or ᨩᩦᩅᩥ᩠ᨲ)
