Where does “žádostivost” come from?

žádostivost (Czech) comes from Czech žádostivý, 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.

žádostivost (Czech): lust

Definitions

  1. lust

Ancestry of “žádostivost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechžádostivýdesirous, avid
2Czechžádostrequest
3Czechžádatto require; to request
4Serbo-Croatianzadatito assign, give; to cause
5Proto-Slavicžędatito wish, to desire
6Proto-Balto-Slavicgend-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰedʰ-to request, pray, ask for
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gend- →Every word from Proto-Slavic žędati →