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Where does “подыскивать” come from?

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

подыскивать (Russian): to seek out, to find, to try to find

Definitions

  1. to seek out, to find, to try to find

Ancestry of “подыскивать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianподыска́ть—
2Russianиска́ть—
3Proto-Slavicjьskatito look for, to seek
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eys-to wish; to request
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