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Where does “пытаць” come from?

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

Ancestry of “пытаць”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicпытати—
2Proto-Slavicpȳtàtito ask, examine

Words derived from “пытаць”

  • пытанне
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