Where does “-жды” come from?

-жды (Russian) comes from Old Church Slavonic -жды, from Old Church Slavonic шьды, from Proto-Slavic jьti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

-жды (Russian): times

Definitions

  1. times

Ancestry of “-жды”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonic-жды—
2Old Church Slavonicшьды—
3Proto-Slavicjьtito go
4Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

Words derived from “-жды”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei →