Where does “žádoucí” come from?

žádoucí (Czech) comes 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.

žádoucí (Czech): desirable

Definitions

  1. desirable

Ancestry of “žádoucí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechžádatto require; to request
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 “žádoucí”

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