Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/živěti

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

From *živъ (alive) +‎ *-ěti.

Verb

*živěti

  1. (South Slavic) to be alive, to live

Inflection

Descendants

  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: живея (živeja)
    • Macedonian: живее (živee)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: жи́вети, жи́вјети
      Latin: žíveti, žívjeti
    • Slovene: živẹ́ti (tonal orthography)