Where does “željkovati” come from?

željkovati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian željeti, from Proto-Slavic želěti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

željkovati (Serbo-Croatian): to yearn for, to long for (something)

Definitions

  1. to yearn for, to long for (something)

Ancestry of “željkovati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianželjetito wish, desire
2Proto-Slavicželětito regret; to wish, to want
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic želěti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian željeti →