Where does “żëwòt” come from?

żëwòt (Kashubian) comes from Proto-Slavic živòtъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gʔiwot-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wotós.

żëwòt (Kashubian): life

Definitions

  1. life

Ancestry of “żëwòt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicživòtъlife
2Proto-Balto-Slavicgʔiwot-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wotós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wotós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gʔiwot- →Every word from Proto-Slavic živòtъ →