Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/žiliti

Etymology
Intensive causative of, with narrowing and elongation of the root vowel. Cognate with dialectal 🇨🇬.

For the dialectal Russian reflex, Vasmer presumes influence from synonymous, whence standard 🇨🇬.

Verb

 * 1) to bite (for vertebrates), to sting (for invertebrates)

Descendants

 * East Slavic:
 * South Slavic:
 * South Slavic: