Where does “выражаться” come from?

выражаться (Russian) comes from Russian выража́ть, from Russian вы́разить, from Russian вы́-, from Old East Slavic вꙑ-, from Proto-Slavic vy-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

выражаться (Russian): to express oneself

Definitions

  1. to express oneself

Ancestry of “выражаться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвыража́тьto express, to convey (meaning)
2Russianвы́разитьto express, to convey (meaning)
3Russianвы́-out, out from describing an action of moving outside from inside
4Old East Slavicвꙑ-—
5Proto-Slavicvy-out
6Proto-Balto-Slavicū́—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Russian вы́- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́ →