Пльсковъ

Old East Slavic

Alternative forms

• Пьсковъ (Pĭskovŭ)

Etymology

From the river name *Пльскова (*Plĭskova) (Russian Пскова́ (Psková)). Identical to Old Church Slavonic Пльсковъ (Plĭskovŭ, “Pliska”), also related to Polish Pszczyna. Probably related to Proto-Slavic *pleskъ (“splash”).

Proper noun

Пльсковъ (Plĭskovŭ) m

1. Pskov

Descendants

• Russian: Псков (Pskov), Опско́в (Opskóv)
• → Middle Low German: Pleskow
  • German: Pleskau
  • → English: Plescow, Pleskow, Pleskou
  • → French: Plescou
  • → Latvian: Pleskava, Pliskava
• → Estonian: Pihkva
• → Finnish: Pihkova

Further reading

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