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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/prostъ

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-Indo-European *pro-sth₂o-, from *steh₂- (to stand).

Adjective

*prȍstъ[1]

  1. simple, straight

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. Derksen, Rick (2008) “*prȏstъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 421:adj. o (c) ‘simple, straight’

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “простой”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “простой”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volumes 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 72
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