Where does “поже́ртвовать” come from?

поже́ртвовать (Russian) comes from Russian же́ртвовать, from Russian же́ртва, from Church Slavonic жрьтва, from Proto-Slavic žьrtva, from Proto-Slavic -tva, from Proto-Indo-European -tweh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂.

поже́ртвовать (Russian): to donate

Definitions

  1. to donate

Ancestry of “поже́ртвовать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianже́ртвоватьto donate
2Russianже́ртваsacrifice
3Church Slavonicжрьтва—
4Proto-Slavicžьrtvasacrifice
5Proto-Slavic-tvaDeverbative, forming nouns denoting an act,...
6Proto-Indo-European-tweh₂Forms nouns from verbs
7Proto-Indo-European-eh₂—

Words derived from “поже́ртвовать”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -tva →Every word from Proto-Slavic žьrtva →