Where does “žędati” come from?

žędati (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic gend-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰedʰ- — to request, pray, ask for.

žędati (Proto-Slavic): to wish, to desire

Definitions

  1. to wish, to desire

Ancestry of “žędati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicgend-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰedʰ-to request, pray, ask for

Words derived from “žędati”

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