Where does “nadživeti” come from?
nadživeti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian živeti, 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.
nadživeti (Serbo-Croatian): to outlive
Definitions
- to outlive
Ancestry of “nadživeti”, step by step
nadživeti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian živeti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | živeti | to live, exist, be alive; to dwell, reside |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | živěti | to be alive, to live |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | živъ | alive, live, living |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | gīˀwas | alive |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |
via Serbo-Croatian nad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | nad | over, above |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | nadъ | over, above |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | nōda | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂nō-dʰh₁-o-m | — |