Where does “ctižádostivost” come from?

ctižádostivost (Czech) comes from Czech ctižádostivý, from Czech ctižádost, 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.

ctižádostivost (Czech): ambitiousness

Definitions

  1. ambitiousness

Ancestry of “ctižádostivost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechctižádostivýambitious
2Czechctižádostambition
3Czechžádostrequest
4Czechžádatto require; to request
5Serbo-Croatianzadatito assign, give; to cause
6Proto-Slavicžędatito wish, to desire
7Proto-Balto-Slavicgend-—
8Proto-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 →