Where does “долгожитель” come from?

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

долгожитель (Russian): very-long-lived person, centenarian

Definitions

  1. very-long-lived person, centenarian

Ancestry of “долгожитель”, step by step

долгожитель traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian жить

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianжитьto live; to reside
2Proto-Slavicžitito live
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

via Russian до́лгий

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдо́лгийlong
2Proto-Slavicdь̀lgъlong
3Proto-Balto-Slavicdílˀgaslong
4Proto-Indo-Europeandl̥h₁gʰóslong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti →