Where does “проси́ть” come from?

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

проси́ть (Russian): to ask for, to request

Definitions

  1. to ask for, to request

Ancestry of “проси́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicпроситиask; demand
2Proto-Slavicprositito ask
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpráśīˀteito ask
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—

Words derived from “проси́ть”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preḱ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic práśīˀtei →