Where does “запросити” come from?

запросити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian про̀сити, from Proto-Slavic prositi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic práśīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.

запросити (Serbo-Croatian): to propose, woo

Definitions

  1. to propose, woo

Ancestry of “запросити”, step by step

запросити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian про̀сити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпро̀ситиto beg, ask alms (usually money)
2Proto-Slavicprositito ask
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpráśīˀteito ask
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—

via Serbo-Croatian за

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianзаfor; behind, in back of, at; during
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preḱ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic práśīˀtei →