Where does “запитати” come from?
запитати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ukrainian питати, from Old East Slavic пꙑтати, from Proto-Slavic pȳtàti — to ask, examine.
запитати (Serbo-Croatian): to ask, question
Definitions
- to ask, question
Ancestry of “запитати”, step by step
запитати traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Ukrainian питати
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | питати | to ask |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | пꙑтати | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | pȳtàti | to ask, examine |
via Serbo-Croatian питати
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | питати | to ask; to wonder oneself, ask oneself; to feed,... |
via Serbo-Croatian за
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | за | for; behind, in back of, at; during |