Where does “просить” come from?
просить (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.
Ancestry of “просить”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | просити | ask; demand |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | prositi | to ask |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | práśīˀtei | to ask |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preḱ- | to ask |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥ḱneh₂ | — |
Words derived from “просить”