Where does “pojivăi” come from?
pojivăi (Romanian) comes from Russian поживать, from Russian жива́ть, from Russian жить, from Proto-Slavic žiti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.
pojivăi (Romanian): to consume, to waste money
Definitions
- to consume, to waste money
Ancestry of “pojivăi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | поживать | to live (in general), to get on, to get along |
| 2 | Russian | жива́ть | to live repeatedly or frequently |
| 3 | Russian | жить | to live; to reside |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | žiti | to live |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |