Where does “жить” come from?
жить (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic žiti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.
жить (Russian): to live; to reside
Ancestry of “жить”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | žiti | to live |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |
Words derived from “жить”