Where does “ждати” come from?

ждати (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic žьdati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic g(e)id-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéydʰ- — to yearn for.

ждати (Ukrainian): to wait for to stay where one is or delay action until someone/something appears

Definitions

  1. to wait for to stay where one is or delay action until someone/something appears

Ancestry of “ждати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicžьdatito wait, to await
2Proto-Balto-Slavicg(e)id-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéydʰ-to yearn for

Words derived from “ждати”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic g(e)id- →Every word from Proto-Slavic žьdati →