Where does “життєздатний” come from?
життєздатний (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.
життєздатний (Ukrainian): viable
Definitions
- viable
Ancestry of “життєздатний”, step by step
життєздатний traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ukrainian життя́
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | життя́ | life |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | žitьje | life |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | žiti | to live |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |
via Ukrainian зда́тний
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | зда́тний | able, capable to do / of doing: + |