Where does “вопрос” come from?

вопрос (Russian) comes from Old Church Slavonic въпросъ, from Old Church Slavonic въпросити, from Old Church Slavonic просити, from Proto-Slavic prositi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic práśīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.

вопрос (Russian): question; matter, issue; problem

Definitions

  1. question; matter, issue; problem

Ancestry of “вопрос”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicвъпросъquestion, bid
2Old Church Slavonicвъпроситиto ask
3Old Church Slavonicпроситиask; demand
4Proto-Slavicprositito ask
5Proto-Balto-Slavicpráśīˀteito ask
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—

Words derived from “вопрос”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preḱ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic práśīˀtei →