Where does “приобрѣсти” come from?

приобрѣсти (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic при, from Proto-Slavic pri, from Proto-Balto-Slavic prei, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

приобрѣсти (Old Church Slavonic): to discover

Definitions

  1. to discover

Ancestry of “приобрѣсти”, step by step

приобрѣсти traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Church Slavonic при

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicприnear; at; with
2Proto-Slavicprinext to, by, at; with; to
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpreiat, with
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Old Church Slavonic обрѣсти

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicобрѣстиfind, discover
2Proto-Slavicobrěstito find
3Proto-Slavicob-somewhat; off, around
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic prei →