Where does “усматривать” come from?

усматривать (Russian) comes from Russian усмотре́ть, from Russian у-, from Proto-Slavic u- — away.

усматривать (Russian): to see (in), to perceive (in), to discover (in)

Definitions

  1. to see (in), to perceive (in), to discover (in)

Ancestry of “усматривать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianусмотре́тьto see (in), to perceive (in), to discover (in)
2Russianу-away; with a more concrete purpose
3Proto-Slavicu-away
Every word from Proto-Slavic u- →Every word from Russian у- →Every word from Russian усмотре́ть →