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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/prositi

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 Proto-Balto-Slavic *práśīˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *proḱ-éye-ti, causative of *preḱ-.

Verb

*prosìti[1]

  1. to ask

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • *prošakъ (beggar; asker)
  • *prositeľь (beggar)
  • *prošьka (remission, pardon)
  • *prosinьcь (December; January) ?

Descendants

References

  1. Derksen, Rick (2008) “*prosìti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 421

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “проси́ть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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