Where does “dożywocie” come from?

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

dożywocie (Polish): life sentence

Definitions

  1. life sentence

Ancestry of “dożywocie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishżywotlife; belly, abdomen
2Proto-Slavicživòtъlife
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgʔiwot-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wotós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wotós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gʔiwot- →Every word from Proto-Slavic živòtъ →