Where does “наживо” come from?

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

наживо (Ukrainian): live of a performance: in person

Definitions

  1. live of a performance: in person

Ancestry of “наживо”, step by step

наживо traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian жи́во

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianжи́воvividly, strikingly, keenly
2Russianживо́йliving; alive
3Proto-Slavicživъalive, live, living
4Proto-Balto-Slavicgīˀwasalive
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

via Ukrainian на

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianнаhere you go! take it! (encouraging someone to accept something, used when giving or providing something)
2Slavicна—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gīˀwas →