Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/perzъ

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.

From *per- + *-zъ by analogy of other prepositions (e.g. *bez, *jьz). Less likely comparison of -z with Lithuanian -gi : iñ-gi, iñ-g, núo-g(i) (“from”).

*perzъ

1. for (concerning time)
2. through

• Church Slavonic: прѣзъ (prězŭ) (Russian, Serbo-Croatian)
  • → Old East Slavic: прѣзъ (prězŭ), презъ (prezŭ)
    • Belarusian: праз (praz)
    • Ukrainian: проз (proz), през (prez)(polonism)

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: перезъ (perezŭ)
    • Russian: dial. пе́рез (pérez)
    • Ukrainian: пе́рез (pérez)
• South Slavic:
  • Bulgarian: през (prez)
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic: dial. през

    Latin: dial. prez

• West Slavic:
  • Old Czech: přěs
    • Czech: přez, přes
  • Old Polish: przez
    • Polish: przez
    • Silesian: przez
  • Old Slovak: prez
    • Pannonian Rusyn: през (prez)
    • Slovak: prez
  • Pomeranian:
    • Kashubian: przez
    • Slovincian: przêz
  • Sorbian:
    • Upper Sorbian: přez
    • Lower Sorbian: pśez

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “през”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “пере-”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 20
• Varbot, Zh. Zh., editor (2021), “*perzъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 42 (*peča – *perzъ), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 341