Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pro

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

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *pra, from Proto-Indo-European *pró. Cognate with Old Prussian pra, pro, Ancient Greek πρό (pró), Sanskrit प्र (prá).

Preposition

*pro

1. (+accusative) for

   Synonyms: *děľa, *za, *radi, *per

See also

• *per, *per-, *perkъ, *perdъ
• *proti

Related terms

• *pro-
• *pra-
• *prokъ
• *prostъ

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: про (pro)
    • Belarusian: про (pro)
    • Russian: про (pro)
    • Carpathian Rusyn: про (pro)
    • Ukrainian: про (pro)
• West Slavic:
  • Czech: pro
  • Kashubian: pro

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “про”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “про”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volumes 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 68