Where does “опрашивать” come from?

опрашивать (Russian) comes from Russian опроси́ть, 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.

опрашивать (Russian): to question, to interrogate, to examine; to poll,...

Definitions

  1. to question, to interrogate, to examine; to poll,...

Ancestry of “опрашивать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianопроси́тьto question, to interrogate, to examine
2Russianпроси́тьto ask for, to request
3Old Church Slavonicпроситиask; demand
4Proto-Slavicprositito ask
5Proto-Balto-Slavicpráśīˀteito ask
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preḱ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic práśīˀtei →