Where does “жизнеде́ятельный” come from?
жизнеде́ятельный (Russian) comes from Russian де́ятельный, from Russian де́ять, from Old East Slavic дѣꙗти, from Proto-Slavic dějati, from Proto-Slavic děti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
жизнеде́ятельный (Russian): active, lively, energetic
Definitions
- active, lively, energetic
Ancestry of “жизнеде́ятельный”, step by step
жизнеде́ятельный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian де́ятельный
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | де́ятельный | active, energetic |
| 2 | Russian | де́ять | to do |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | дѣꙗти | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | dějati | to do |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | děti | to do; to put, to place; to thread, to pass... |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | dḗˀtei | to put, to place; to do |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |