Where does “живи́й” come from?

живи́й (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic živъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gīˀwas, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

живи́й (Ukrainian): live, alive

Definitions

  1. live, alive

Ancestry of “живи́й”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicživъalive, live, living
2Proto-Balto-Slavicgīˀwasalive
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “живи́й”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gīˀwas →
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