Where does “živjeti” come from?

živjeti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic živěti, from Proto-Slavic živъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gīˀwas, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

živjeti (Serbo-Croatian): to live, exist, be alive; to dwell, reside

Definitions

  1. to live, exist, be alive; to dwell, reside

Ancestry of “živjeti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicživětito be alive, to live
2Proto-Slavicživъalive, live, living
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgīˀwasalive
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “živjeti”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gīˀwas →