Where does “выпрашивать” come from?
выпрашивать (Russian) comes from Russian вы́просить, from Russian проси́ть, from Old Church Slavonic просити, from Proto-Slavic prositi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic práśīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.
выпрашивать (Russian): to (try to) get (out of), to ask (someone for), to solicit (someone for, something of), to beg (someone for)
Definitions
- to (try to) get (out of), to ask (someone for), to solicit (someone for, something of), to beg (someone for)
Ancestry of “выпрашивать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | вы́просить | to (try to) get (out of), to ask (someone for), to solicit (someone for, something of), to beg (someone for) |
| 2 | Russian | проси́ть | to ask for, to request |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | просити | ask; demand |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | prositi | to ask |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | práśīˀtei | to ask |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | preḱ- | to ask |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥ḱneh₂ | — |