Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pro

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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 *pra, from Proto-Indo-European *pró. Cognate with Old Prussian pra, pro, Ancient Greek πρό (pró), Sanskrit प्र (prá).

Preposition

*pro

  1. (+accusative) for
    Synonyms: *děľa, *za, *radi, *per

See also

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: про (pro)
  • West Slavic:

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “про”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “про”, 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 68