Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pa-

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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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Cognate with Lithuanian po-.

According to Rejzek (2006) the original meaning was "later, secondary" since the primary evidence for the Slavic words for step-children (*pasynъkъ, *padъťi, *pasьrbъ, *pastorъkъ) is inconclusive.

Prefix

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*pa-

  1. later, secondary
  2. (Late Common-Slavic or post-Common-Slavic) false, pseudo-

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: па- (pa-)
    • Russian: па- (pa-)
    • Ukrainian: па- (pa-)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic: па- (pa-)
    • Bulgarian: па- (pa-)
    • Macedonian: па- (pa-)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: па-
      Latin script: pa-
    • Slovene: pa-
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: pa-
    • Polish: pa-
    • Slovak: pa-
    • Sorbian:
      • Lower Sorbian: pa-
      • Upper Sorbian: pa-

References

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