Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/za

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

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with East Lithuanian аžù (аž before vowels) from *аžúо (“behind”), dial. Latvian аz, âz alongside with àiz- (“behind, beyond”).

Preposition

*za

1. (+instrumental) behind, after (stationary)

   Synonym: *zadi

   Antonyms: *perdъ, *perdi

2. (+accusative) behind, after (motion to)

   Antonym: *perdъ

3. (+accusative) in (time), during

   Synonym: *ob

4. (+accusative) for, in exchange for, for the purpose of, in favour of

   Synonym: *vъz

5. (+genitive) for, because of

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Belarusian: за (za)
  • Russian: за (za)
  • Carpathian Rusyn: за (za)
  • Ukrainian: за (za)

• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic: за (za)
  • Bulgarian: за (za)
  • Macedonian: за (za), зад (zad)
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: за

    Latin script: za

  • Slovene: za (tonal orthography)

• West Slavic:
  • Czech: za
  • Polish: za
  • Slovak: za
  • Sorbian:
    • Upper Sorbian: za
    • Lower Sorbian: za

References

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