Where does “očaj” come from?

očaj (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic čajati, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁y-e-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁y-.

očaj (Serbo-Croatian): despair

Definitions

  1. despair

Ancestry of “očaj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčajatito wait, to expect
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₁y-e-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₁y-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁y-e- →Every word from Proto-Slavic čajati →