Where does “życiorys” come from?

życiorys (Polish) comes from Polish życie, from Proto-Slavic žitьje, from Proto-Slavic žiti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

życiorys (Polish): life story

Definitions

  1. life story

Ancestry of “życiorys”, step by step

życiorys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish życie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishżycielife, the state of being alive; lifetime; life,...
2Proto-Slavicžitьjelife
3Proto-Slavicžitito live
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

via Polish Ryś

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishRyśLynx
2Proto-Slavicrysьlynx
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti →