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Where does “životъ” come from?

životъ (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wo-teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

životъ (Proto-Slavic): life; belly

Definitions

  1. life; belly

Ancestry of “životъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wo-teh₂—
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “životъ”

  • живот
  • život
  • животопис
  • преџивот
  • живот
  • predživot
  • životopis
  • животопис
  • живот
  • životaschopný
  • životaschopnost
  • celoživotní
  • život
  • životopis
  • životopisný
  • životní
  • životabudič
  • životný
  • neživotný
  • живот
  • животопис
  • život
  • životopis
  • жывот
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