Where does “поживать” come from?

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

поживать (Russian): to live (in general), to get on, to get along

Definitions

  1. to live (in general), to get on, to get along

Ancestry of “поживать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianжива́тьto live repeatedly or frequently
2Russianжитьto live; to reside
3Proto-Slavicžitito live
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “поживать”

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