Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pris(ь)nъ

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

Stang, Miklosich, Mladenov and Ilyinsky suggested derivation from *pri- +‎ *jistьnъ, as in *jistъ. Reconstruction as *pri-stъ, and derivation from *pri- +‎ *-stъ is rejected by Sobolevsky.

Adjective edit

*prīs(ь)nъ

  1. eternal
  2. close

Inflection edit

Derived terms edit

  • *prisno (always; closely, intimately)
    • Old Church Slavonic: при́сно (prísno)
    • Bulgarian: присно (prisno)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: при̏сно
      Latin script: prȉsno

Descendants edit

Further reading edit

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