Where does “указъ” come from?
указъ (Old East Slavic) comes from Old East Slavic указать, 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.
указъ (Old East Slavic): edict
Ancestry of “указъ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | указать | to show, decree |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | указати | to show, decree |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | казати | show; teach, instruct; punish |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | kāzàti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeǵ- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeḱ- | to see; to look |
Words derived from “указъ”