Where does “дожити” come from?

дожити (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian жити, from Proto-Slavic žiti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

дожити (Ukrainian): to live (to), to live to see, to reach remain alive until at least a certain age or point in time

Definitions

  1. to live (to), to live to see, to reach remain alive until at least a certain age or point in time

Ancestry of “дожити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianжитиto live
2Proto-Slavicžitito live
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti →
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