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

Definitions

  1. to live; to reside

Ancestry of “жить”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicžitito live
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “жить”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti →