Where does “указаться” come from?

указаться (Russian) comes from Russian указа́ть, from Russian каза́ть, from Proto-Slavic kāzàti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- — to see; to look.

указаться (Russian): passive of указа́ть

Definitions

  1. passive of указа́ть

Ancestry of “указаться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianуказа́тьto show, to indicate
2Russianказа́тьto show
3Proto-Slavickāzàtito show
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeǵ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeḱ-to see; to look
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeǵ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kāzàti →