просить

Russian

verb
Definitions
  • to ask, to request, to beg, to pray

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *prositi derived from Proto-Indo-European *preḱ- (ask, woo, request), *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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