Where does “izskatīties” come from?

izskatīties (Latvian) comes from Latvian iz, from Proto-Balto-Slavic iź, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰs — out.

izskatīties (Latvian): to look like; to be like; to resemble

Definitions

  1. to look like; to be like; to resemble

Ancestry of “izskatīties”, step by step

izskatīties traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian iz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianizfrom, out of
2Proto-Balto-Slaviciź—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵʰsout

via Latvian skatīties

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianskatītiesto look at; to gaze at; to stare at
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic iź →Every word from Latvian iz →
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