Where does “žádostivý” come from?

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

žádostivý (Czech): desirous, avid

Definitions

  1. desirous, avid

Ancestry of “žádostivý”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechžádostrequest
2Czechžádatto require; to request
3Serbo-Croatianzadatito assign, give; to cause
4Proto-Slavicžędatito wish, to desire
5Proto-Balto-Slavicgend-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰedʰ-to request, pray, ask for

Words derived from “žádostivý”

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