Where does “жертвенник” come from?

жертвенник (Russian) comes from Russian же́ртвенный, 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.

жертвенник (Russian): altar; credenza, credence table; prothesis

Definitions

  1. altar; credenza, credence table; prothesis

Ancestry of “жертвенник”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianже́ртвенныйsacrificial
2Russianже́ртваsacrifice
3Church Slavonicжрьтва—
4Proto-Slavicžьrtvasacrifice
5Proto-Slavic-tvaDeverbative, forming nouns denoting an act,...
6Proto-Indo-European-tweh₂Forms nouns from verbs
7Proto-Indo-European-eh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -tva →Every word from Proto-Slavic žьrtva →