Where does “zyw-” come from?

zyw- (Middle Persian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰíHwati, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

zyw- (Middle Persian): life; lifestyle, manner

Definitions

  1. life; lifestyle, manner

Ancestry of “zyw-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianǰíHwatito live, be alive
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “zyw-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti →