Where does “жито” come from?

жито (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic žito, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *géiˀtan, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃tom, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- — to live.

жито (Old Church Slavonic): grain

Definitions

  1. grain

Ancestry of “жито”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicžitograin, corn
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*géiˀtangrain, corn
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeyh₃tom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeyh₃-to live

Words derived from “жито”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃tom →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *géiˀtan →