Where does “prosívat” come from?

prosívat (Czech) comes from Czech prosit, from Old Czech prositi, from Proto-Slavic prositi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic práśīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.

prosívat (Czech): to sieve, to sift, to riddle

Definitions

  1. to sieve, to sift, to riddle

Ancestry of “prosívat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechprositto ask for; to beg
2Old Czechprositito ask for
3Proto-Slavicprositito ask
4Proto-Balto-Slavicpráśīˀteito ask
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preḱ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic práśīˀtei →