Where does “пожадничать” come from?

пожадничать (Russian) comes from Russian жа́дный, from Old East Slavic жадьнъ, from Proto-Slavic žędьnъ — avid, greedy.

пожадничать (Russian): to be greedy

Definitions

  1. to be greedy

Ancestry of “пожадничать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianжа́дныйgreedy
2Old East Slavicжадьнъ—
3Proto-Slavicžędьnъavid, greedy
Every word from Proto-Slavic žędьnъ →Every word from Old East Slavic жадьнъ →Every word from Russian жа́дный →