Where does “żywy” come from?

żywy (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian žywy, from Proto-Slavic živъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gīˀwas, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

żywy (Lower Sorbian): Obsolete spelling of žywy

Definitions

  1. Obsolete spelling of žywy

Ancestry of “żywy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Sorbianžywyalive, living; used with byś to mean ‘to live’
2Proto-Slavicživъalive, live, living
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgīˀwasalive
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gīˀwas →
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