Where does “въспросити” come from?

въспросити (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.

въспросити (Old Church Slavonic): to demand

Definitions

  1. to demand

Ancestry of “въспросити”, step by step

въспросити 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 въс

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicвъс—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preḱ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic práśīˀtei →