Where does “зага́дка” come from?

зага́дка (Russian) comes from Russian загада́ть, from Russian гада́ть, from Proto-Slavic gaďati — to guess, to conjecture.

зага́дка (Russian): riddle, enigma

Definitions

  1. riddle, enigma

Ancestry of “зага́дка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзагада́ть(riddle) to set, to offer
2Russianгада́тьto divine, to foretell; to conjecture, guess,...
3Proto-Slavicgaďatito guess, to conjecture

Words derived from “зага́дка”

Every word from Proto-Slavic gaďati →Every word from Russian гада́ть →Every word from Russian загада́ть →