Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/per

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 *per, from Proto-Indo-European *per-.

Baltic cognates include Lithuanian per̃, par, Latvian par, pãr, Old Prussian per,

Indo-European cognates include Sanskrit परि (pári), Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌 (paⁱri), Ancient Greek πέρι (péri), περὶ (perì), Latin per

Preposition

*per

1. (+accusative) through
2. (+accusative) for?

See also

• *pro

Related terms

• *per- (“re-, over-”)
• *perkъ (“direct”)
• *perz (“through”)
• *perdъ (“in front”)
• *pri (“at, nearby, to”)
• *prokъ (“remnant, remainder”)

Descendants

• West Slavic:
  • Old Polish: prze ?
    • Polish: prze
  • Slovak: pre
  • Sorbian:
    • Upper Sorbian: pře
    • Lower Sorbian: pśe

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “пере-”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “пере-”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 20