Where does “въпросити” come from?

въпросити (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic просити, from Proto-Slavic prositi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic práśīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.

въпросити (Old Church Slavonic): to ask

Definitions

  1. to ask

Ancestry of “въпросити”, step by step

въпросити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Church Slavonic просити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicпроситиask; demand
2Proto-Slavicprositito ask
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpráśīˀteito ask
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—

via Old Church Slavonic въ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicвъin, into
2Proto-Slavicvъ(n)in, inside, within; in, into, inside; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “въпросити”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preḱ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic práśīˀtei →