Where does “жизнедеятельность” come from?
жизнедеятельность (Russian) comes from Russian жизнеде́ятельный, 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.
жизнедеятельность (Russian): vital activity
Definitions
- vital activity
Ancestry of “жизнедеятельность”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | жизнеде́ятельный | active, lively, energetic |
| 2 | Russian | де́ятельный | active, energetic |
| 3 | Russian | де́ять | to do |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | дѣꙗти | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | dějati | to do |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | děti | to do; to put, to place; to thread, to pass... |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | dḗˀtei | to put, to place; to do |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |