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Where does “живея” come from?

живея (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic živěti, from Proto-Slavic živъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gīˀwas, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

живея (Bulgarian): to live, to be alive; to reside, to live; to pass...

Definitions

  1. to live, to be alive; to reside, to live; to pass...

Ancestry of “живея”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicživětito be alive, to live
2Proto-Slavicživъalive, live, living
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgīˀwas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
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