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
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