Where does “просьба” come from?

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

просьба (Ukrainian): request

Definitions

  1. request

Ancestry of “просьба”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianпроситиto ask for, to beg for; to intercede for; to...
2Proto-Slavicprositito ask
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpráśīˀteito ask
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preḱ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic práśīˀtei →