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
- to seek out, to find, to try to find
Ancestry of “подыскивать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | подыска́ть | to seek out, to find, to try to find |
| 2 | Russian | иска́ть | to look for, to seek |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | jьskati | to look for, to seek |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eys- | to wish; to request |