Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/o(b)

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 *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ebʰi.

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Preposition

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*o(b)

  1. (with locative) around, about
  2. (with locative) concerning
  3. (with accusative) against, on
  4. (with accusative) during

Usage notes

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Because of the law of open syllables, the final -b was often dropped. It was retained when the next word began with a vowel or with l or r. When combined with a word that began with v, it was also retained, but the v was dropped.

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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From *o:

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: о (o), ѡ (o)
      • Old Ruthenian: о (o)
        • Carpathian Rusyn: о (o)
        • Ukrainian: о (o)
      • Russian: о (o)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: o, ob
    • Old Polish: o
      • Polish: o
      • Silesian: ô
    • Slovak: o, ob
    • Pomeranian:
    • Sorbian:
      • Lower Sorbian:
      • Upper Sorbian:

From *ob(ъ)

Further reading

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