Where does “żyźń” come from?

żyźń (Old Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic žiznь, from Proto-Slavic žiti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

żyźń (Old Polish): fecundity, fertility

Definitions

  1. fecundity, fertility

Ancestry of “żyźń”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicžiznьlife
2Proto-Slavicžitito live
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
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-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti →