Where does “завидети” come from?

завидети (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian видети, from Proto-Slavic viděti, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

завидети (Serbo-Croatian): to envy

Definitions

  1. to envy

Ancestry of “завидети”, step by step

завидети traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian видети

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianвидетиto see; to look, behold; to understand
2Proto-Slavicvidětito see
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Serbo-Croatian за

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianзаfor; behind, in back of, at; during
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Slavic viděti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian видети →