Where does “виясняти” come from?

виясняти (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian ви́яснити, from Ukrainian ви́-, from Proto-Slavic vy-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

виясняти (Ukrainian): to clear up, to elucidate, to clarify, to find out, to ascertain

Definitions

  1. to clear up, to elucidate, to clarify, to find out, to ascertain

Ancestry of “виясняти”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianви́яснитиto ascertain
2Ukrainianви́-out, ex- describing an action of moving outside from inside
3Proto-Slavicvy-out
4Proto-Balto-Slavicū́—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Ukrainian ви́- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ū́ →