Where does “starożytny” come from?

starożytny (Polish) comes 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.

starożytny (Polish): ancient

Definitions

  1. ancient

Ancestry of “starożytny”, step by step

starożytny traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish życie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishżycielife, the state of being alive; lifetime; life,...
2Proto-Slavicžitьjelife
3Proto-Slavicžitito live
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

via Polish Stary

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishStaryold
2Old Polishstaryold
3Proto-Slavicstarъold
4Proto-Balto-Slavicstaʔros—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-ro-large, big, thick; old
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

Words derived from “starożytny”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti →