Russian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic пращуръ (praščurŭ), from Proto-Slavic *praščurъ.

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Noun edit

пра́щур (práščurm anim (genitive пра́щура, nominative plural пра́щуры, genitive plural пра́щуров)

  1. ancestor, forefather (one from whom a person is descended)

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References edit

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

Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic пращуръ (praščurŭ), from Proto-Slavic *praščurъ.

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Noun edit

пра́щур (práščurm pers (genitive пра́щура, nominative plural пра́щури, genitive plural пра́щурів, feminine пра́щурка, relational adjective пра́щурівський)

  1. ancestor, forefather (one from whom a person is descended)

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