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Where does “уживаться” come from?

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

уживаться (Russian): to get on , to get along together; to go together...

Definitions

  1. to get on , to get along together; to go together...

Ancestry of “уживаться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianужи́ться—
2Russianжитьto live; to reside
3Proto-Slavicžitito live
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
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