Where does “požadovat” come from?

požadovat (Czech) comes from Czech požádat, 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.

požadovat (Czech): to demand

Definitions

  1. to demand

Ancestry of “požadovat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpožádatto ask, to request
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰedʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gend- →Every word from Proto-Slavic žędati →