Where does “poželjeti” come from?
poželjeti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian po, from Serbo-Croatian pol, from Ancient Greek πόλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
poželjeti (Serbo-Croatian): to wish
Ancestry of “poželjeti”, step by step
poželjeti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian po
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | po | half; for; over, through, across, in, on |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | pol | pole; sex; gender |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πόλος | pivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via Serbo-Croatian željeti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | željeti | 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 |