Where does “чађав” come from?

чађав (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ча̏ђа, from Proto-Slavic čadъ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷēd-o-.

чађав (Serbo-Croatian): sooty, soot-covered

Definitions

  1. sooty, soot-covered

Ancestry of “чађав”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianча̏ђаsoot
2Proto-Slavicčadъsmoke, fumes
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷēd-o-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷēd-o- →Every word from Proto-Slavic čadъ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian ча̏ђа →