Where does “żyjątko” come from?

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

żyjątko (Polish): microscopic organism

Definitions

  1. microscopic organism

Ancestry of “żyjątko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishżyćto live; genitive plural of życie
2Proto-Slavicžìtito 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 →