Where does “predživot” come from?

predživot (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian život, from Proto-Slavic životъ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wo-teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

predživot (Serbo-Croatian): previous life

Definitions

  1. previous life

Ancestry of “predživot”, step by step

predživot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian život

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianživotlife
2Proto-Slavicživotъlife; belly
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wo-teh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

via Serbo-Croatian prȅd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianprȅdbefore, just before, shortly before (of occurrence, answering the question kȁd)
2Proto-Slavicperdъbefore, in front of; before
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wo-teh₂ →Every word from Proto-Slavic životъ →