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

ща traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Church Slavonic хътѣти

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

via Old Church Slavonic хътѣти

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicхътѣти—

Words derived from “ща”

Every word from Proto-Slavic xъtěti →Every word from Church Slavonic хътѣти →