Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/šustrъ

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 edit

Etymology edit

Derivative with the suffix +‎ *-rъ from the verb *šusti, from earlier *sjaustī, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sjaustei, from earlier *sjauttei, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂sewt-e-ti, from *h₂sewt- (to move about, roil, seethe).

Adjective edit

*šustrъ

  1. (East Slavic) quick, agile

Inflection edit

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Further reading edit

  • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2012), “шустрий”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 6 (У – Я), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 495
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “шустрый”, 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 428
  • Vasmer, Max (1973) “шустрый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volumes 4 (Т – Ящур), Moscow: Progress, page 491