Where does “посмотреть” come from?

посмотреть (Russian) comes from Russian смотре́ть, from Proto-Slavic *sъmotriti — to look at, watch.

посмотреть (Russian): to look

Definitions

  1. to look

Ancestry of “посмотреть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсмотре́тьto look, to gaze
2Proto-Slavic*sъmotritito look at, watch
Every word from Proto-Slavic *sъmotriti →Every word from Russian смотре́ть →