Where does “жалея” come from?
жалея (Russian) comes from Russian жале́ть, from Proto-Slavic želěti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
жалея (Russian): big zhaleika; present adverbial imperfective...
Definitions
- big zhaleika; present adverbial imperfective...
Ancestry of “жалея”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | жале́ть | to pity, feel sorry |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | želěti | to regret; to wish, to want |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |