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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/čьstьnъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

From *čьstь + *-ьnъ.

Adjective

*čьstьnъ

  1. honourable

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: чьстьнꙑи (čĭstĭnyi)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: čstný
    • Old Polish: cny, czsny, czstny
    • Slovak: čestný, ctný, cný
    • Slovincian: czesny
    • Sorbian:
      • Lower Sorbian: cescny
      • Upper Sorbian: čestny, česćny

Further reading

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1977), “*čьstьnъ(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 4 (*čaběniti – *děľa), Moscow: Nauka, page 176
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