Where does “оживјети” come from?

оживјети (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian живјети, 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.

оживјети (Serbo-Croatian): to revive, reanimate, resuscitate; to come to...

Definitions

  1. to revive, reanimate, resuscitate; to come to...

Ancestry of “оживјети”, step by step

оживјети traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian живјети

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianживјетиto live, exist, be alive; to dwell, reside
2Proto-Slavicživětito be alive, to live
3Proto-Slavicživъalive, live, living
4Proto-Balto-Slavicgīˀwasalive
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

via Serbo-Croatian о

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianоon, against; about, concerning
2Proto-Slavico(b)around, about; concerning; against, on
3Proto-Balto-Slavicab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ebʰi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gīˀwas →