Where does “pożądać” come from?

pożądać (Polish) comes from Polish żądać, from Old Polish żędać, from Proto-Slavic *žę̄dàti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gend-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰedʰ- — to request, pray, ask for.

pożądać (Polish): to desire

Definitions

  1. to desire

Ancestry of “pożądać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishżądaćto demand
2Old Polishżędaćto desire, to crave
3Proto-Slavic*žę̄dàtito wish (in cardinal sense), to long for, to crave in South, East Slavic
4Proto-Balto-Slavicgend-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰedʰ-to request, pray, ask for

Words derived from “pożądać”

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