Where does “жизнеобеспечение” come from?
жизнеобеспечение (Russian) comes from Russian обеспе́че́ние, from Russian обеспе́чить, from Russian беспе́чный, from Russian печа́ль, from Old East Slavic печаль, from Proto-Slavic pečalь, from Proto-Slavic pekti, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-.
жизнеобеспечение (Russian): life support
Definitions
- life support
Ancestry of “жизнеобеспечение”, step by step
жизнеобеспечение traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian обеспе́че́ние
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | обеспе́че́ние | securing, guaranteeing, ensuring |
| 2 | Russian | обеспе́чить | to provide, to supply |
| 3 | Russian | беспе́чный | careless, carefree, unconcerned |
| 4 | Russian | печа́ль | sadness, grief, sorrow |
| 5 | Old East Slavic | печаль | grief, concern, loathing |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | pečalь | burden; sorrow, grief, mourning; hard work |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | pekti | to bake; bake |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |