Where does “živъ” come from?

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

živъ (Proto-Slavic): alive, live, living

Definitions

  1. alive, live, living

Ancestry of “živъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicgīˀwasalive
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “živъ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gīˀwas →
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