Where does “gīˀwas” come from?

gīˀwas (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

gīˀwas (Proto-Balto-Slavic): alive

Definitions

  1. alive

Ancestry of “gīˀwas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “gīˀwas”

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