Where does “востребование” come from?
востребование (Russian) comes from Russian востре́бовать, from Russian вос-, from Russian воз-, from Old Church Slavonic въз-, from Proto-Slavic vъz-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic uź — on, at; in return for.
востребование (Russian): claiming, demanding
Ancestry of “востребование”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | востре́бовать | — |
| 2 | Russian | вос- | Alternative form of воз- |
| 3 | Russian | воз- | upwards, up; returning, re- |
| 4 | Old Church Slavonic | въз- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | vъz- | up; back |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | uź | on, at; in return for |