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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/žęďa

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

From *žędati (to wish, desire) + *-ja.

Noun

*žę̃ďa f[1]

  1. thirst
  2. craving, yearning, wish, desire
    Synonym: *žeľa

Declension

Alternative forms

See also

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: жажа (žaža)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: *žáda, žieze, žiezě (Loc.)
    • Old Polish: żądzá
    • Slovak: žiadza

Further reading

References

  1. Derksen, Rick (2008), “*žę́dja”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 560
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