Where does “žitьje” come from?

žitьje (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic žiti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

žitьje (Proto-Slavic): life

Definitions

  1. life

Ancestry of “žitьje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicžitito live
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “žitьje”

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