Where does “наживать” come from?

наживать (Russian) comes from Russian нажить, from Russian жить, from Proto-Slavic žiti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

наживать (Russian): to earn, to profit

Definitions

  1. to earn, to profit

Ancestry of “наживать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнажитьto earn, to profit
2Russianжитьto live; to reside
3Proto-Slavicžitito live
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti →