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Where does “životopis” come from?

životopis (Slovak) comes from Slovak život, from Proto-Slavic životъ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wo-teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

životopis (Slovak): biography; curriculum vitae, CV

Definitions

  1. biography; curriculum vitae, CV

Ancestry of “životopis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakživotlife
2Proto-Slavicživotъlife; belly
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wo-teh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →