Where does “žádný” come from?

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

žádný (Czech): none, no not any

Definitions

  1. none, no not any

Ancestry of “žádný”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechžádnýdesirable
2Serbo-Croatianzadatito assign, give; to cause
3Proto-Slavicžędatito wish, to desire
4Proto-Balto-Slavicgend-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰedʰ-to request, pray, ask for

Words derived from “žádný”

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