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Where does “опроси́ть” come from?

опроси́ть (Russian) comes 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.

Ancestry of “опроси́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпроси́ть—
2Old Church Slavonicпроситиask; demand
3Proto-Slavicprositito ask
4Proto-Balto-Slavicpráśīˀteito ask
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—

Words derived from “опроси́ть”

  • опрашивать
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →