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Where does “просити” come from?

просити (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic prositi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic práśīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂.

просити (Ukrainian): to ask for, to beg for; to intercede for; to...

Definitions

  1. to ask for, to beg for; to intercede for; to...

Ancestry of “просити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicprositito ask
2Proto-Balto-Slavicpráśīˀteito ask
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—

Words derived from “просити”

  • запросити
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