Where does “просмотр” come from?

просмотр (Russian) comes from Russian просмотре́ть, from Russian про́-, from Proto-Slavic pro-, from Proto-Slavic *pro, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pra, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

просмотр (Russian): viewing, browsing, examination, review, revision;...

Definitions

  1. viewing, browsing, examination, review, revision;...

Ancestry of “просмотр”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпросмотре́тьto look over, to look through, to glance over, to run over
2Russianпро́-through, past describing an action of passing through a space or an object
3Proto-Slavicpro-pro-, for-, through
4Proto-Slavic*profor
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*pra
6Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pró