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Where does “ща” come from?

ща (Bulgarian) comes from Church Slavonic хътѣти, from Proto-Slavic xъtěti — Alternative form of *xotěti; to want, to intend.

ща (Bulgarian): to want, to like; Used with the present...

Definitions

  1. to want, to like; Used with the present...

Ancestry of “ща”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Church Slavonicхътѣти—
2Proto-SlavicxъtětiAlternative form of *xotěti; to want, to intend
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