Where does “въпросъ” come from?

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

въпросъ (Old Church Slavonic): question, bid

Definitions

  1. question, bid

Ancestry of “въпросъ”, step by step

въпросъ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Church Slavonic въпросити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicвъпроситиto ask
2Old Church Slavonicпроситиask; demand
3Proto-Slavicprositito ask
4Proto-Balto-Slavicpráśīˀteito ask
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—

via Proto-Slavic *vъprosъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*vъprosъ—

Words derived from “въпросъ”

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