Where does “обыскивать” come from?

обыскивать (Russian) comes from Russian обыска́ть, from Russian иска́ть, from Proto-Slavic jьskati, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eys- — to wish; to request.

обыскивать (Russian): to search, to conduct a search for houses

Definitions

  1. to search, to conduct a search for houses

Ancestry of “обыскивать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianобыска́тьto search, to conduct a search for houses
2Russianиска́тьto look for, to seek
3Proto-Slavicjьskatito look for, to seek
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eys-to wish; to request
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eys- →Every word from Proto-Slavic jьskati →Every word from Russian иска́ть →
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