Where does “прика́зывать” come from?

прика́зывать (Russian) comes from Russian приказа́ть, from Russian при-, from Russian при, from Proto-Slavic pri, from Proto-Balto-Slavic prei, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

прика́зывать (Russian): to order, to command, to give orders, to direct

Definitions

  1. to order, to command, to give orders, to direct

Ancestry of “прика́зывать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianприказа́тьto order, to command, to give orders, to direct
2Russianпри-arrival; attachment, on; adding to
3Russianприin the presence of; in the time of; at, by
4Proto-Slavicprinext to, by, at; with; to
5Proto-Balto-Slavicpreiat, with
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Russian при-