Where does “показываться” come from?

показываться (Russian) comes from Russian пока́зывать, from Russian показа́ть, from Russian каза́ть, from Proto-Slavic kāzàti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

показываться (Russian): to show oneself, to come in sight, to appear; to...

Definitions

  1. to show oneself, to come in sight, to appear; to...

Ancestry of “показываться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпока́зыватьto show
2Russianпоказа́тьto show, to point
3Russianказа́тьto show
4Proto-Slavickāzàtito show
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeǵ-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kāzàti →