Where does “завидный” come from?
завидный (Russian) comes from Russian вид, from Old East Slavic видъ, from Proto-Slavic vidъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic weiˀdas, from Proto-Indo-European wéydos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
Ancestry of “завидный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | вид | look, looks, appearance, air; sight, view; kind,... |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | видъ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | vidъ | sight; view; appearance |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | weiˀdas | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wéydos | seeing, image |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |