04 August 2007

Russian Etymology III

This is more of an interesting coincidence than a piece of actual etymology, but all the same:

желать (zhelat) is to wish, and

жалеть (zhalet) is to regret.

That's not all, but the rest will have to wait for tomorrow. It's late.

1 comment:

Jan C. said...

These Russian etymology lessons are making me wonder how on earth you are able to converse in the language at all without putting your foot in your mouth at every other turn. I would be completely confused if I were you!