Where does “žito” come from?

žito (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic *géiˀtan, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃tom, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- — to live.

žito (Proto-Slavic): grain, corn

Definitions

  1. grain, corn

Ancestry of “žito”, step by step

žito traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Balto-Slavic *géiˀtan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavic*géiˀtangrain, corn
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeyh₃tom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeyh₃-to live

via Proto-Balto-Slavic geit-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicgeit-—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷeHi-to-—

Words derived from “žito”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃tom →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *géiˀtan →
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