Where does “указать” come from?

указать (Old East Slavic) comes from Old Church Slavonic указати, from Old Church Slavonic казати, from Proto-Slavic kāzàti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

указать (Old East Slavic): to show, decree

Definitions

  1. to show, decree

Ancestry of “указать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicуказатиto show, decree
2Old Church Slavonicказатиshow; teach, instruct; punish
3Proto-Slavickāzàtito show
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeǵ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look

Words derived from “указать”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kāzàti →
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