Where does “зажељети” come from?

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

зажељети (Serbo-Croatian): to wish

Definitions

to wish

Ancestry of “зажељети”, step by step

зажељети traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian жељети

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Serbo-Croatian	жељети	to wish, desire
2	Proto-Slavic	želěti	to regret; to wish, to want
3	Proto-Indo-European	gʷelH-	to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

via Serbo-Croatian за

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Serbo-Croatian	за	for; behind, in back of, at; during
2	Proto-Slavic	za	behind, after (stationary)

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic želěti →Every word from Serbo-Croatian жељети →