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

  1. to covet, crave, yearn or long for; to envy

Ancestry of “jindui”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicжѧдатиthirst; desire
2Proto-Slavicžędatito wish, to desire
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgend-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰedʰ-to request, pray, ask for

Words derived from “jindui”

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