Where does “starożytność” come from?

starożytność (Polish) comes from Polish starożytny, 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.

starożytność (Polish): antiquity

Definitions

  1. antiquity

Ancestry of “starożytność”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishstarożytnyancient
2Polishżycielife, the state of being alive; lifetime; life,...
3Proto-Slavicžitьjelife
4Proto-Slavicžitito live
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
7Proto-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 →