Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/nadъ

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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *nōda, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂nō-dʰh₁-o-m. The first part of the compound is directly reflected in *na (on), and for the second part compare a similarly constructed preposition *podъ. *dʰh₁o- represents a root noun of the verb *dʰeh₁- (to do, put, place), whence also *děti.

Preposition

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*nadъ

  1. (with instrumental) over, above (stationary)
  2. (with accusative) over, above (motion to)

Antonyms

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Descendants

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  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: над (nad)
    • Russian: над (nad)
    • Ukrainian: над (nad)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

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