Where does “же́ртвенный” come from?

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

же́ртвенный (Russian): sacrificial

Definitions

  1. sacrificial

Ancestry of “же́ртвенный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianже́ртваsacrifice
2Church Slavonicжрьтва
3Proto-Slavicžьrtvasacrifice
4Proto-Slavic-tvaDeverbative, forming nouns denoting an act,...
5Proto-Indo-European-tweh₂Forms nouns from verbs
6Proto-Indo-European-eh₂

Words derived from “же́ртвенный

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂Every word from Proto-Slavic -tvaEvery word from Proto-Slavic žьrtva