Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/krьstъ

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 Old High German Krist, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós, “Christ”, literally “anointed”).

Noun

*krь̀stъ m

1. West Slavic: baptism
2. East and South Slavic: crucifix, cross

Declension

Declension of *krь̀stъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm b)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*krь̀stъ	*krьstà	*krьstì
genitive	*krьstà	*krьstù	*krь̀stъ
dative	*krьstù	*krьstòma	*krьstòmъ
accusative	*krь̀stъ	*krьstà	*krьstỳ
instrumental	*krьstъ̀mь, *krьstòmь*	*krьstòma	*krь̀sty
locative	*krьstě̀	*krьstù	*krь̀stěxъ
vocative	*krьste	*krьstà	*krьstì

^* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Declension of *krь̀stъ (u-stem, accent paradigm b)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*krь̀stъ	*krьstỳ	*krьstòve
genitive	*krьstù	*krьstòvu	*krьstòvъ
dative	*krьstòvi	*krь̀stъma	*krьstъ̀mъ
accusative	*krь̀stъ	*krьstỳ	*krьstỳ
instrumental	*krьstъ̀mь	*krь̀stъma	*krь̀stъmī
locative	*krь̀stu	*krьstòvu	*krьstъ̀xъ
vocative	*krьstu	*krьstỳ	*krьstòve

Derived terms

• *krьstiti
• *krьstьnъ

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: крьстъ (krĭstŭ)
    • Russian: крёст (krjost)
    • → Estonian: rist
    • → Finnish: risti
    • → Ingrian: risti
    • → Karelian: risti
      • → Kildin Sami: рысст (rysst)
• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic: крьстъ (krĭstŭ)
    • → Hungarian: kereszt
    • → Russian: крест (krest)
  • Bulgarian: кръст (krǎst)
  • Macedonian: крст (krst)
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: кр̏ст

    Latin script: kȑst

  • Slovene: kȓst (tonal orthography)
• West Slavic:
  • Old Czech: křest
    • Czech: křest
  • Old Polish: krzest
    • Polish: chrzest, krzest (Kuyavia)
      • → Belarusian: хрэст (xrest)
      • → Ukrainian: хрест (xrest)
    • Silesian: krzest
  • Slovak: krst