Where does “zidi” come from?

zidi (Romanian) comes from Old Church Slavonic зьдати, from Proto-Slavic žьdati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic g(e)id-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéydʰ- — to yearn for.

zidi (Romanian): to build

Definitions

  1. to build

Ancestry of “zidi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicзьдатиto build
2Proto-Slavicžьdatito wait, to await
3Proto-Balto-Slavicg(e)id-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéydʰ-to yearn for

Words derived from “zidi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic g(e)id- →Every word from Proto-Slavic žьdati →