żywot
See also: žywot
Polish
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *živòtъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gʔiwot-, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wotós.
Baltic cognates are Lithuanian gyvatà (“life”) and Old Prussian giwato (“life”).
Indo-European cognates are Latin vīta (from *gʷih₃woteh₂), Sanskrit जीवित (jīvitá, “life”) and Ancient Greek βίοτος (bíotos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʐɨ.vɔt/
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Declension
Derived terms
- (adjective) żywotny
- (noun) żywotność
Synonyms
- (life): życie
Further reading
- żywot in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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