Type Word Usage Medieval Slavic Scripts жито(Church Slavic) Meaning & History Slavic word meaning "grain, corn" [1]. Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Surname DescendantsŽitnik(Czech) Žitnik(Slovene) Sources & References Derksen, Rick. Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon. Brill, 2008, page 563.