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-.[1]

    Verb

    *prosìti[1]

    1. to ask

    Conjugation

    Derived terms

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

    Descendants

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 Derksen, Rick (2008) “*prosìti”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, 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