PIE and English equivelants

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hadad
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PIE and English equivelants

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What's the reconstructed word in PIE for the english verb 'Ask'? I've been studying Hurrian, and came acrossed the hurrian verb 'Ashk-', and I just was wondering about a possible loanword. Or is it a chance resemblance?
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PIE *ayes- "look for" (cf. Rus. искать "idem.").
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http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=ask
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Re: PIE and English equivelants

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Talk about a chance resemblance lol. Thanks!
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