Where does “вопросик” come from?
вопросик (Russian) comes from Russian вопрос, 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.
Ancestry of “вопросик”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | вопрос | question; matter, issue; problem |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | въпросъ | question, bid |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | въпросити | to ask |
| 4 | Old Church Slavonic | просити | ask; demand |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | prositi | to ask |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | práśīˀtei | to ask |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preḱ- | to ask |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥ḱneh₂ | — |