Where does “незавидный” come from?

незавидный (Russian) comes from Russian зави́дный, 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.

незавидный (Russian): unenviable

Definitions

  1. unenviable

Ancestry of “незавидный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзави́дныйenviable
2Russianвидlook, looks, appearance, air; sight, view; kind,...
3Old East Slavicвидъ—
4Proto-Slavicvidъsight; view; appearance
5Proto-Balto-Slavicweiˀdasappearance, aspect
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwéydosseeing, image
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéydos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic weiˀdas →