Where does “пытальнік” come from?

пытальнік (Belarusian) comes from Belarusian пыта́ць, from Old East Slavic пытати, from Proto-Slavic pȳtàti — to ask, examine.

пытальнік (Belarusian): question mark

Definitions

  1. question mark

Ancestry of “пытальнік”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Belarusianпыта́цьto ask
2Old East Slavicпытати—
3Proto-Slavicpȳtàtito ask, examine
Every word from Proto-Slavic pȳtàti →Every word from Old East Slavic пытати →Every word from Belarusian пыта́ць →