Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pa-
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
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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
*pa-
Derived terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- K významu prefixu pa- v psl., Jiří Rejzek (2006)