Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/prǫga

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 *prǫgati +‎ *-a.

Noun

*prǫga f

  1. strip, stripe, streak
    Synonyms: *polsa, *smuga

Inflection

Declension of *prǫga (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *prǫga *prǫdzě *prǫgy
genitive *prǫgy *prǫgu *prǫgъ
dative *prǫdzě *prǫgama *prǫgamъ
accusative *prǫgǫ *prǫdzě *prǫgy
instrumental *prǫgojǫ, *prǫgǫ** *prǫgama *prǫgami
locative *prǫdzě *prǫgu *prǫgasъ, *prǫgaxъ*
vocative *prǫgo *prǫdzě *prǫgy

* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).

adjective
  • *prǫgavъ

streaky, streaked, stripy, striped

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: пру́га (prúga)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: prouha
    • Old Polish: prąga
    • Sorbian:
      Lower Sorbian: рšugа
      Upper Sorbian: pruha

Further reading

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