Where does “zadać” come from?

zadać (Old Polish) comes from Serbo-Croatian zadati, from Proto-Slavic žędati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gend-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰedʰ- — to request, pray, ask for.

zadać (Old Polish): to blow, sometimes here as a sign of contempt

Definitions

  1. to blow, sometimes here as a sign of contempt

Ancestry of “zadać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzadatito assign, give; to cause
2Proto-Slavicžędatito wish, to desire
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgend-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰedʰ-to request, pray, ask for

Words derived from “zadać”

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