Where does “žitije” come from?

žitije (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Old Church Slavonic житиѥ, from Proto-Slavic žitьje, from Proto-Slavic žiti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

žitije (Serbo-Croatian): hagiography

Definitions

  1. hagiography

Ancestry of “žitije”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicжитиѥlife
2Proto-Slavicžitьjelife
3Proto-Slavicžitito live
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti →