Where does “смотровой” come from?

смотровой (Russian) comes from Russian смотр, from Russian смотре́ть, from Proto-Slavic *sъmotriti — to look at, watch.

смотровой (Russian): inspection; observation, lookout

Definitions

  1. inspection; observation, lookout

Ancestry of “смотровой”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсмотрreview, inspection; parade, show
2Russianсмотре́тьto look, to gaze
3Proto-Slavic*sъmotritito look at, watch
Every word from Proto-Slavic *sъmotriti →Every word from Russian смотре́ть →Every word from Russian смотр →