Where does “же́ртвовать” come from?

же́ртвовать (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.

же́ртвовать (Russian): to donate

Definitions

  1. to donate

Ancestry of “же́ртвовать”, 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 “же́ртвовать”

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