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

  1. to ask, question

Ancestry of “запитати”, step by step

запитати traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian питати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianпитатиto ask
2Old East Slavicпꙑтати—
3Proto-Slavicpȳtàtito ask, examine

via Serbo-Croatian питати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпитатиto ask; to wonder oneself, ask oneself; to feed,...

via Serbo-Croatian за

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianзаfor; behind, in back of, at; during

Words derived from “запитати”

Every word from Proto-Slavic pȳtàti →Every word from Old East Slavic пꙑтати →Every word from Ukrainian питати →