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Where does “пожизненный” come from?

пожизненный (Russian) comes from Russian жизнь, from Old Church Slavonic жизнь — life.

пожизненный (Russian): life, for life, lifelong

Definitions

  1. life, for life, lifelong

Ancestry of “пожизненный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianжизньlife; practice
2Old Church Slavonicжизньlife
Every word from Old Church Slavonic жизнь →