Mind & speech

question

Source:*pytatiProto-Slavic · “to ask”certain

Ukrainian, Polish and BCS make 'question' from the verb 'to ask'; Russian and Czech use other verbs.

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English

question

Polish

pytanie

pɨˈtaɲɛ

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Russian
вопро́сvopros
vɐˈprosdifferent word · Proto-Slavic *prositi 'to request', with vъ-
Ukrainian
пита́нняpytannja
pɪˈtanʲːainherited
Polish
pytanie
pɨˈtaɲɛinherited
Czech
otázka
ˈotaːskadifferent word · Proto-Slavic *tęzati 'to ask' (Czech tázat se)
Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
pitanjeпитање
ˈpitaɲeinherited
English
question