Where does “gyvenimas” come from?

gyvenimas (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian gyventi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gīw-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- — to live.

gyvenimas (Lithuanian): life mostly of humans

Definitions

  1. life mostly of humans

Ancestry of “gyvenimas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniangyventito live; to inhabit
2Proto-Balto-Slavicgīw-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeyh₃-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gīw- →Every word from Lithuanian gyventi →