żywot
See also: žywot
Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish żywot, 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”), Ancient Greek βίοτος (bíotos), and English quick.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʐɨ.vɔt/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɨvɔt
- Syllabification: ży‧wot
Noun
żywot m inan
Declension
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