Where does “живий” come from?
живий (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic živъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gīˀwas, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.
Ancestry of “живий”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | živъ | alive, live, living |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | gīˀwas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |