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Uralic etymology :

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Number: 1206
Proto: *ańćV
> Nostratic: > Nostratic
English meaning: to see, look
German meaning: sehen, schauen
Mari (Cheremis): anže- (KB), ońće- 'blicken', onče- (B)
Udmurt (Votyak): adʒ́- (K), adǯ́- (S), aʒ́ʒ́ị̑-
Komi (Zyrian): aʒ́ʒ́i̮- (S P), ȧʒ́ʒ́i- (PO), aʒ́ʒ́e̮d-
K. Redei's notes: Perm. *a > a influenced by ʒ́. Komi is probably borrowed in Khanty ɔśatǝjt- 'пялиться', Mansi ɔ̄śet-
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Nostratic etymology :

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Eurasiatic: *ʔincV
Meaning: to see, search
Indo-European: *eis-
Altaic: *ič`V
Uralic: ? *ańćV; BF *eććV- 'seek, look for'
References: ND 111 *ʕ[i]ĉV 'seek, look for' (Mong., IE, FU + Arab. ʕšš 'seek, acquire'); 1850 *qičE 'see' (TM + Sem. *χV[š]??). [Several simil. in ST *ćŏ 'request, inquire', *chɨaj 'watch, gaze', *caw ~ ć- 'wish, like'].
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *ayǝs- <PIH *a->
Nostratic etymology: Nostratic etymology
Meaning: to look for
Hittite: isijahh- (I) 'anzeigen, ankündigen' (fact.) (Tischler 395-396 with criticism)
Old Indian: eṣati, -te `to seek, search', iccháti `to strive, seek for, desire, wish', iṣyate `to be wished or liked', éṣa- `seeking', m. `act of seeking or going after', eṣá- m. `wish, option'; is-̣ (in comp.) `seeking for'; ī̆ṣma- m. `name of Kāmadeva, god of love'
Avestan: išaiti `sucht'; isaiti (*is-sk'ō); iš (2. Zs.-Glied) `suchend, strebend nach', f. `Wunsch, Gegenstand des Wunsches'
Armenian: aich `Untersuchung'
Old Greek: hī́mero-s m. `Sehnsucht, Liebessehnsucht, Liebe', hīméi̯rō `sich sehnen, verlangen''
Slavic: *jīskātī; *jīskā `Wunsch'
Baltic: *eîšk-ā̂- (1) vb.
Germanic: *aisk-ō- vb., *aisk=
Latin: aeruscāre `betteln, bitten'
Other Italic: Umbr eiscurent `arcessierint'
Russ. meaning: искать
References: WP I 12 f
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Vasmer's dictionary :

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Word: иска́ть,
Near etymology: ищу́, иск, род. п. и́ска, укр. iска́ти, др.-русск. искати, иску, ищу, ст.-слав. искати, искѫ ζητεῖν, болг. и́скам, и́ща "желаю, требую", сербохорв. ѝскати, и̏ште̑м "искать, желать", словен. ískati, iskáti, íščem, чеш. jískati, польск. iskać, iszczę "искать вшей".
Further etymology: Родственно лит. ieškóti "искать", лтш. iẽskât, -ãju "искать вшей у к.-л.", др.-инд. iccháti "ищет, желает", авест. isaiti -- то же, д.-в.-н. еisсо̑n "искать, спрашивать, требовать", нов.-в.-н. heischen (h от heissen), англос. āscian, англ. tо аsk "спрашивать", арм. аic̣ "исследование"; см. Бернекер 1, 432 и сл.; Траутман, ВSW 67; М.--Э. 2, 65; Эндзелин, ZfslPh 16, 107 и сл.; Френкель, ZfslPh 20, 256; Хюбшман 418; Зубатый, LF 28, 360; Мейе--Вайан 30, 85. Нет основания говорить о заимств. из герм., вопреки Хирту (РВВ 23, 333), Бругману (Grdr. I, 781, 944); см. Бернекер, там же.
Pages: 2,139-140
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Baltic etymology :

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Proto-Baltic: *eîšk-ā̂- (1) vb.
Meaning: search
Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology
Lithuanian: íeškōti (1 sg. íeškau, dial. (j)iešku) `suchen', dial. 'jmd. den Kopf absuchen, ihn lausen'
Lettish: iẽskât (-ãju) intr., tr. `lausen, Läuse suchen'
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *ī(g)wá-z/*ī́xwa-z, *ī(g)wṓ/*ī́xwō, *ī(g)wV́n
Meaning: yew
IE etymology: IE etymology
Old Norse: ǖ-r m. `Eibe; Bogen (poet.)'
Swedish: üd, üde-trä
Old English: īw (ēow) m. `yew'; ī(o)h, ēoh m. `id.'
Old Saxon: īch, īh
Middle Dutch: ijf, Kil. ieven-boom, ijf-boom
Dutch: ijf m. `Taxus'
Middle Low German: īwe
Old High German: īwa f. (9.Jh.), eiba f. (Hs. 14.Jh.); īgo m. (10.Jh.), īga f.
Middle High German: īwe, ībe st. f. 'eibe; bogen aus eibenholz'
German: Eibe f., schweiz. īche
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 42
Root: ais-1
English meaning: to wish for, search for
German meaning: `wünschen, begehren, aufsuchen'
Material: Ai. ḗšati `sucht', ēṣ̌á- m. `Wunsch, Wahl', anv-iṣ̌áti `sucht auf = av.išaiti `wünscht', ai. iccháti (*is-sk̂ō) `sucht, wünscht' = av. isaiti ds., ai. icchā `Wunsch', iṣ̌ (2. Kompos.-Glied) `suchend, strebend nach' = av. ds., f. `Wunsch, Gegenstand des Wunsches', ai. iṣ̌ta- `erwünscht', ī̆ṣ̌má- m. `Liebesgott'; arm. aic̣ (*ais-sk̂ā) `Untersuchung'; umbr. eiscurent (Bugge KZ. 30, 40) `arcessierint' (wohl als *eh-iscurent `exegerint' aufzufassen); lat. aeruscāre `bitten' als *aisos-k̂o- `heischend' zu av. Imp. išasā `begehre' (-esk̂o- neben -sk̂o-: isaiti `wünscht'); ahd. eiscōn `forschen, fragen, fordern, (nhd. heischen mit h nach heissen), as. ēscōn, ēscian `fordern', ags. āscian, āxian `versuchen, fordern, fragen', ahd. eisca `Forderung', ags. æsce f. `Untersuchung'; im Balt.-Slav. mit nichtpalatalem k des Präsenssuffixes -skō (gegenüber ar. arm. -sk̂-), was nicht durch Entlehnung aus dem Germ. zu erklären ist; lit. íeškau, ieškóti `suchen', lett. iẽskât `lausen', aksl. iskǫ (und ištǫ), iskati `suchen', iska `Wunsch'.
References: WP. I 12, WH. 19, Trautmann 67.
Pages: 16
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Altaic etymology :

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Proto-Altaic: *ič`V
Nostratic: Nostratic
Meaning: to hope, see
Russian meaning: видеть, надеяться
Mongolian: *(h)iča-
Tungus-Manchu: *iče-
Comments: A Mong.-Tung. isogloss.
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Mongolian etymology :

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Proto-Mongolian: *(h)iča-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to hope, trust, believe
Russian meaning: надеяться, верить
Written Mongolian: iča- (L 397)
Kalmuck: icǝ-
Comments: KW 211-212.
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Tungus etymology :

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Proto-Tungus-Manchu: *iče-
Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology
Meaning: to see
Russian meaning: видеть
Evenki: iče-
Even: it-/č-
Negidal: iče-
Ulcha: ičewu
Orok: ite-
Nanai: is(k)e-/ice-
Oroch: iče-
Udighe: ise-
Solon: isȫ- 'to appear'
Comments: ТМС 1, 334-335.
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