Where does “завиђати” come from?

завиђати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian виђати, from Serbo-Croatian ви̑д, from Proto-Slavic vidъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic weiˀdas, from Proto-Indo-European wéydos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

завиђати (Serbo-Croatian): to envy

Definitions

  1. to envy

Ancestry of “завиђати”, step by step

завиђати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian виђати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianвиђатиto keep seeing somebody or something; to keep...
2Serbo-Croatianви̑дeyesight
3Proto-Slavicvidъsight; view; appearance
4Proto-Balto-Slavicweiˀdasappearance, aspect
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwéydosseeing, image
6Proto-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-Indo-European wéydos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic weiˀdas →