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
Ancestry of “перажыць”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Belarusian | жыць | to live |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | сѧ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | sę | oneself: myself, yourself, himself, herself,... |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *sen | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |