Where does “zadati” come from?

zadati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic žędati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gend-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰedʰ- — to request, pray, ask for.

zadati (Serbo-Croatian): to assign, give; to cause

Definitions

  1. to assign, give; to cause

Ancestry of “zadati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicžędatito wish, to desire
2Proto-Balto-Slavicgend-
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰedʰ-to request, pray, ask for

Words derived from “zadati

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰedʰ-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gend-Every word from Proto-Slavic žędati
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