Where does “żądać” come from?
żądać (Polish) comes from Old Polish żędać, from Proto-Slavic *žę̄dàti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gend-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰedʰ- — to request, pray, ask for.
żądać (Polish): to demand
Ancestry of “żądać”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Polish | żędać | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | *žę̄dàti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | gend- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰedʰ- | to request, pray, ask for |
Words derived from “żądać”