Where does “žiwoch” come from?

žiwoch (Upper Sorbian) comes from Upper Sorbian žiwy, from Proto-Slavic živъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gīˀwas, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

žiwoch (Upper Sorbian): organism

Definitions

  1. organism

Ancestry of “žiwoch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Upper Sorbianžiwyliving, alive
2Proto-Slavicživъalive, live, living
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgīˀwasalive
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “žiwoch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gīˀwas →