Where does “pożądanie” come from?

pożądanie (Polish) comes from Polish pożądać, 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.

pożądanie (Polish): lust, desire

Definitions

lust, desire

Ancestry of “pożądanie”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Polish	pożądać	to desire
2	Polish	żądać	to demand
3	Old Polish	żędać	to desire, to crave
4	Proto-Slavic	*žę̄dàti	to wish (in cardinal sense), to long for, to crave in South, East Slavic
5	Proto-Balto-Slavic	gend-	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	gʷʰedʰ-	to request, pray, ask for

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