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

Definitions

  1. edict

Ancestry of “указъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicуказатьto show, decree
2Old Church Slavonicуказатиto show, decree
3Old Church Slavonicказатиshow; teach, instruct; punish
4Proto-Slavickāzàtito show
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeǵ-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look

Words derived from “указъ”

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