Where does “žywot” come from?

žywot (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic životъ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wo-teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

žywot (Lower Sorbian): belly; stomach; womb

Definitions

  1. belly; stomach; womb

Ancestry of “žywot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicživotъlife; belly
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wo-teh₂—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wo-teh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic životъ →