Where does “життєдай” come from?

життєдай (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian життя́, from Proto-Slavic žitьje, from Proto-Slavic žiti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

життєдай (Ukrainian): vitamin

Definitions

  1. vitamin

Ancestry of “життєдай”, step by step

життєдай traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian життя́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianжиття́life
2Proto-Slavicžitьjelife
3Proto-Slavicžitito live
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

via Ukrainian дай

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianдай—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti →