Where does “упрашивать” come from?

упрашивать (Russian) comes from Russian упроси́ть, from Russian проси́ть, from Old Church Slavonic просити, from Proto-Slavic prositi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic práśīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.

упрашивать (Russian): to entreat, to beg, to beseech

Definitions

  1. to entreat, to beg, to beseech

Ancestry of “упрашивать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianупроси́тьto entreat, to beg, to beseech, to prevail (upon)
2Russianпроси́тьto ask for, to request
3Old Church Slavonicпроситиask; demand
4Proto-Slavicprositito ask
5Proto-Balto-Slavicpráśīˀteito ask
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preḱ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic práśīˀtei →