Where does “оты́скивать” come from?

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

оты́скивать (Russian): to find, to track down

Definitions

  1. to find, to track down

Ancestry of “оты́скивать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianотыска́тьto find, to track down
2Russianиска́тьto look for, to seek
3Proto-Slavicjьskatito look for, to seek
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eys-to wish; to request

Words derived from “оты́скивать”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eys- →Every word from Proto-Slavic jьskati →Every word from Russian иска́ть →
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