Where does “ука́з” come from?

ука́з (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic указъ, from Old East Slavic указать, from Old Church Slavonic указати, from Old Church Slavonic казати, from Proto-Slavic kāzàti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

ука́з (Russian): edict, decree

Definitions

  1. edict, decree

Ancestry of “ука́з”, step by step

ука́з traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old East Slavic указъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicуказъedict
2Old East Slavicуказатьto show, decree
3Old Church Slavonicуказатиto show, decree
4Old Church Slavonicказатиshow; teach, instruct; punish
5Proto-Slavickāzàtito show
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeǵ-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look

via Russian указа́ть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianуказа́тьto show, to indicate
2Russianу-away; with a more concrete purpose
3Proto-Slavicu-away

Words derived from “ука́з”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kāzàti →