Where does “wyżywać” come from?

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

wyżywać (Polish): to live off, to survive

Definitions

  1. to live off, to survive

Ancestry of “wyżywać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwyżyćto endure
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 →