Where does “щадить” come from?
щадить (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic щадѣти, from Proto-Slavic ščęditi, from Proto-Indo-European sḱend-.
щадить (Russian): to spare, to have mercy
Ancestry of “щадить”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | щадѣти | to keep, spare |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | ščęditi | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱend- | — |