Where does “жывы” come from?

жывы (Belarusian) comes from Proto-Slavic živъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gīˀwas, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

жывы (Belarusian): alive, live, living

Definitions

  1. alive, live, living

Ancestry of “жывы”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicživъalive, live, living
2Proto-Balto-Slavicgīˀwasalive
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gīˀwas →