Where does “живучесть” come from?

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

живучесть (Russian): vitality, survivability, viability, survival capability

Definitions

  1. vitality, survivability, viability, survival capability

Ancestry of “живучесть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianживу́чийviable, of great vitality, tenacious in life
2Russianжитьto live; to reside
3Proto-Slavicžitito live
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti →