Where does “žádat” come from?

žádat (Czech) comes from Serbo-Croatian zadati, from Proto-Slavic žędati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gend-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰedʰ- — to request, pray, ask for.

žádat (Czech): to require; to request

Definitions

  1. to require; to request

Ancestry of “žádat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzadatito assign, give; to cause
2Proto-Slavicžędatito wish, to desire
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgend-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰedʰ-to request, pray, ask for

Words derived from “žádat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gend- →Every word from Proto-Slavic žędati →