Where does “żywot” come from?

żywot (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic živòtъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gʔiwot-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wotós.

żywot (Polish): life; belly, abdomen

Definitions

  1. life; belly, abdomen

Ancestry of “żywot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicživòtъlife
2Proto-Balto-Slavicgʔiwot-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wotós—

Words derived from “żywot”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wotós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gʔiwot- →Every word from Proto-Slavic živòtъ →