Where does “Жељко” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Жељко”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianжељетиto 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 жељети →