Where does “чађити” come from?

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

чађити (Serbo-Croatian): to soot

Definitions

  1. to soot

Ancestry of “чађити”, 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 →