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Where does “život” come from?

život (Czech) comes from Old Czech život, from Proto-Slavic životъ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wo-teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

život (Czech): life

Definitions

  1. life

Ancestry of “život”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechživot—
2Proto-Slavicživotъlife; belly
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wo-teh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “život”

  • životopisný
  • životabudič
  • životní
  • životaschopný
  • životaschopnost
  • celoživotní
  • životný
  • neživotný
  • životopis
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