Where does “odżywać” come from?

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

odżywać (Polish): to revive

Definitions

  1. to revive

Ancestry of “odżywać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishodżyćto revive
2Polishżyćto live; genitive plural of życie
3Proto-Slavicžìtito live
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
6Proto-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 →