Where does “життєствердний” come from?
життєствердний (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.
життєствердний (Ukrainian): life-affirming
Definitions
- life-affirming
Ancestry of “життєствердний”, step by step
життєствердний 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 стве́рдити
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | стве́рдити | to affirm, to assert, to aver state positively; maintain as true |