Where does “zaitü” come from?

zaitü (Polabian) comes from Proto-Slavic žito, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *géiˀtan, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃tom, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- — to live.

zaitü (Polabian): grain

Definitions

  1. grain

Ancestry of “zaitü”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicžitograin, corn
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*géiˀtangrain, corn
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeyh₃tom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeyh₃-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃tom →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *géiˀtan →