Where does “разведывательный” come from?
разведывательный (Russian) comes from Russian разве́дывать, from Russian разве́дать, from Russian ве́дать, from Proto-Slavic věděti, from Proto-Indo-European wóyde, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
разведывательный (Russian): reconnaissance, intelligence
Definitions
- reconnaissance, intelligence
Ancestry of “разведывательный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | разве́дывать | to find out (about) |
| 2 | Russian | разве́дать | to find out (about) |
| 3 | Russian | ве́дать | to know, to be in charge |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | věděti | to know; to foresee |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |