prasīt

Latvian

verb
Definitions
  • to ask for, to request, to demand to express the desire to obtain something
  • to require, to demand to set rules for behavior
  • to require, to demand to need for its existence, to cause necessarily
  • to ask to request information with a question, to try to find out

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Balto-Slavic *preš- derived from Proto-Indo-European *preḱ- (ask, woo, request).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*preḱ-

Gloss

ask, woo, request

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

聞

Emoji
🙏

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