Where does “захотеть” come from?

захотеть (Russian) comes from Russian хоте́ть, from Old East Slavic хотѣти, from Proto-Slavic *xotěti.

захотеть (Russian): to begin to want, to begin to desire

Definitions

  1. to begin to want, to begin to desire

Ancestry of “захотеть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianхоте́тьto want
2Old East Slavicхотѣтиto want, wish
3Proto-Slavic*xotěti—

Words derived from “захотеть”

Every word from Proto-Slavic *xotěti →Every word from Old East Slavic хотѣти →Every word from Russian хоте́ть →