Where does “перажыць” come from?

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

перажыць (Belarusian): to survive

Definitions

  1. to survive

Ancestry of “перажыць”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Belarusianжыцьto live
2Old East Slavicсѧ—
3Proto-Slavicsęoneself: myself, yourself, himself, herself,...
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*senoneself
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen →Every word from Proto-Slavic sę →