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Where does “хотеть” come from?

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

хотеть (Russian): to want

Definitions

  1. to want

Ancestry of “хотеть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicхотѣти—
2Proto-Slavic*xotěti—

Words derived from “хотеть”

  • захотеть
  • хотеться
  • охота
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