Where does “жыць” come from?

жыць (Belarusian) comes from Old East Slavic сѧ, from Proto-Slavic sę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

жыць (Belarusian): to live

Definitions

  1. to live

Ancestry of “жыць”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicсѧ—
2Proto-Slavicsęoneself: myself, yourself, himself, herself,...
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*senoneself
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “жыць”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen →Every word from Proto-Slavic sę →