Where does “жа́дный” come from?

жа́дный (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic жадьнъ, from Proto-Slavic žędьnъ — avid, greedy.

жа́дный (Russian): greedy

Definitions

  1. greedy

Ancestry of “жа́дный”, step by step

жа́дный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old East Slavic жадьнъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicжадьнъ—
2Proto-Slavicžędьnъavid, greedy

via Old Polish żadny

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishżadnynone, not one, nary a one

Words derived from “жа́дный”

Every word from Proto-Slavic žędьnъ →Every word from Old East Slavic жадьнъ →