Where does “żądanie” come from?

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

żądanie (Polish): verbal noun of żądać demand, request; request,...

Definitions

  1. verbal noun of żądać demand, request; request,...

Ancestry of “żądanie”, step by step

żądanie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Polish zadanie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishzadanie—
2Old Polishzadaćto blow, sometimes here as a sign of contempt
3Serbo-Croatianzadatito assign, give; to cause
4Proto-Slavicžędatito wish, to desire
5Proto-Balto-Slavicgend-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰedʰ-to request, pray, ask for

via Polish żądać

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishżądaćto demand
2Old Polishżędaćto desire, to crave
3Proto-Slavic*žę̄dàtito wish (in cardinal sense), to long for, to crave in South, East Slavic

Words derived from “żądanie”

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