Where does “допытываться” come from?

допытываться (Russian) comes from Russian допыта́ться, from Russian пыта́ться, from Russian -ся, from Old East Slavic сѧ, from Proto-Slavic sę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

допытываться (Russian): to try to find out, to keep asking (about), to try to elicit

Definitions

  1. to try to find out, to keep asking (about), to try to elicit

Ancestry of “допытываться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдопыта́тьсяto find out, to elicit
2Russianпыта́тьсяto attempt, to try
3Russian-сяReflexive suffix appended to finite verbs and...
4Old East Slavicсѧ—
5Proto-Slavicsęoneself: myself, yourself, himself, herself,...
6Proto-Balto-Slavic*senoneself
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Russian -ся →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen →