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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

Unknown. If the Old Prussian word is cognate and not borrowed then from Proto-Balto-Slavic *praśan, which is put as from a Proto-Indo-European *proḱom from Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- (“motley”), or from *pres- (“to press”). Non-Indo-European origin is also possible. Compare Eastern Mari шурно (šurno), Moksha суро (suro).

Noun

*prȍso n

  1. broomcorn millet (Panicum miliaceum)

Inflection

Declension of *prȍso (hard o-stem, accent paradigm c)
singular dual plural
nominative *prȍso *prȍsě *prosà
genitive *prȍsa *prosù *pròsъ
dative *prȍsu *prosomà *prosòmъ
accusative *prȍso *prȍsě *prosà
instrumental *prȍsъmь, *prȍsomь* *prosomà *prosý
locative *prȍsě *prosù *prosě̃xъ
vocative *proso *prȍsě *prosà

* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Descendants

Further reading

  • Nieminen, Eino (1956) “Die Benennungen der Hirse in den baltischen Sprachen”, in Zeitschrift für vergleichende Sprachforschung auf dem Gebiete der Indogermanischen Sprachen (in German), volume 74. 3./4., pages 166 and 169
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “просо”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

References

  1. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “proso prosa, pl. prosa”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List‎, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c (SA 139, 157, 188, 199; PR 138; MP 20; RPT 111)”
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