Where does “żyć” come from?

żyć (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic žìti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

żyć (Polish): to live; genitive plural of życie

Definitions

  1. to live; genitive plural of życie

Ancestry of “żyć”, step by step

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

Words derived from “żyć”

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