Where does “пожелание” come from?

пожелание (Russian) comes from Russian пожела́ть, from Russian жела́ть, from Proto-Slavic želàti.

пожелание (Russian): wish, desire (especially to someone else)

Definitions

  1. wish, desire (especially to someone else)

Ancestry of “пожелание”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпожела́тьto wish, to desire
2Russianжела́тьwish
3Proto-Slavicželàti—
Every word from Proto-Slavic želàti →Every word from Russian жела́ть →Every word from Russian пожела́ть →