Where does “пожити” come from?

пожити (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic жити, from Proto-Slavic žiti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

пожити (Old Church Slavonic): live

Definitions

  1. live

Ancestry of “пожити”, step by step

пожити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Church Slavonic жити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicжитиto live
2Proto-Slavicžitito live
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

via Old Church Slavonic по

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicпоalong; on; after
2Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti →