Where does “искати” come from?

искати (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic jьskati, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eys- — to wish; to request.

искати (Old Church Slavonic): to seek

Definitions

  1. to seek

Ancestry of “искати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicjьskatito look for, to seek
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eys-to wish; to request

Words derived from “искати”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eys- →Every word from Proto-Slavic jьskati →