Where does “ожити” come from?

ожити (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian жити, from Proto-Slavic žiti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

ожити (Ukrainian): to revive, come alive

Definitions

  1. to revive, come alive

Ancestry of “ожити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianжитиto live
2Proto-Slavicžitito live
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti →