żywot
See also: žywot
Polish edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
żywot m inan
- (archaic, poetic) life
- Synonym: życie
- żywot wieczny ― eternal life
- drzewo żywota ― tree of life
- (archaic, dialectal) belly, abdomen
- Synonym: brzuch
- owoc żywota Twojego ― the fruit of thy womb
Declension edit
Declension of żywot
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