Where does “же́ртва” come from?

же́ртва (Russian) comes from Church Slavonic жрьтва, from Proto-Slavic žьrtva, from Proto-Slavic -tva, from Proto-Indo-European -tweh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂.

же́ртва (Russian): sacrifice

Definitions

  1. sacrifice

Ancestry of “же́ртва”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Church Slavonicжрьтва—
2Proto-Slavicžьrtvasacrifice
3Proto-Slavic-tvaDeverbative, forming nouns denoting an act,...
4Proto-Indo-European-tweh₂Forms nouns from verbs
5Proto-Indo-European-eh₂—

Words derived from “же́ртва”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -tva →Every word from Proto-Slavic žьrtva →