Where does “jindui” come from?
jindui (Romanian) comes from Old Church Slavonic жѧдати, from Proto-Slavic žędati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gend-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰedʰ- — to request, pray, ask for.
jindui (Romanian): to covet, crave, yearn or long for; to envy
Definitions
- to covet, crave, yearn or long for; to envy
Ancestry of “jindui”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | жѧдати | thirst; desire |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | žędati | to wish, to desire |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | gend- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰedʰ- | to request, pray, ask for |