Where does “жьдати” come from?

жьдати (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic žьdati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic g(e)id-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéydʰ- — to yearn for.

жьдати (Old Church Slavonic): to wait, to await

Definitions

  1. to wait, to await

Ancestry of “жьдати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicžьdatito wait, to await
2Proto-Balto-Slavicg(e)id-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéydʰ-to yearn for
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic g(e)id- →Every word from Proto-Slavic žьdati →