Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sǫpostatъ

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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

By surface analysis, *sǫ- +‎ *po- +‎ *statъ.

Cognate with Lithuanian stótas (body build), Avestan 𐬯𐬙𐬁𐬙𐬀 (stāta, standing), Latin praestātus (having excelled), Ancient Greek ἀντιστάτης (antistátēs, enemy).

Noun

*sǫpostatъ m

  1. enemy, adversary

Inflection

Descendants

Further reading

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