Where does “*žę̄dàti” come from?

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

*žę̄dàti (Proto-Slavic): to wish (in cardinal sense), to long for, to crave in South, East Slavic

Definitions

  1. to wish (in cardinal sense), to long for, to crave in South, East Slavic

Ancestry of “*žę̄dàti”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*žę̄dàti”

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