Where does “отпрашиваться” come from?
отпрашиваться (Russian) comes from Russian отпроси́ться, from Russian проси́ться, 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.
отпрашиваться (Russian): to ask permission for an absence
Definitions
- to ask permission for an absence
Ancestry of “отпрашиваться”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | отпроси́ться | to get permission for an absence |
| 2 | Russian | проси́ться | to ask |
| 3 | Russian | проси́ть | to ask for, to request |
| 4 | Old Church Slavonic | просити | ask; demand |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | prositi | to ask |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | práśīˀtei | to ask |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preḱ- | to ask |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥ḱneh₂ | — |