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Where does “попроситься” come from?

попроситься (Russian) comes from Russian попроси́ть, from Russian проси́ть, from Old Church Slavonic просити, from Proto-Slavic prositi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic práśīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.

попроситься (Russian): to ask; passive of попроси́ть

Definitions

  1. to ask; passive of попроси́ть

Ancestry of “попроситься”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпопроси́ть—
2Russianпроси́ть—
3Old Church Slavonicпроситиask; demand
4Proto-Slavicprositito ask
5Proto-Balto-Slavicpráśīˀteito ask
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →