Where does “нажить” come from?

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

нажить (Russian): to earn, to profit

Definitions

to earn, to profit

Ancestry of “нажить”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Russian	жить	to live; to reside
2	Proto-Slavic	žiti	to live
3	Proto-Indo-European	gʷíh₃weti	to live, to be alive
4	Proto-Indo-European	gʷih₃wós	alive, living
5	Proto-Indo-European	gʷeih₃w-	to live

Words derived from “нажить”

наживать

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