Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/o(b)
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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]From Proto-Balto-Slavic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ebʰi.
See also:
- *h₂m̥bʰi (“around”)
- *h₁epi/*h₁opi: Lithuanian ap(y)-, apýilgis, aprangà, Latin ob-, oblongus (: *odьlgъ, *orǫga)
Preposition
[edit]*o(b)
- (with locative) around, about
- (with locative) concerning
- (with accusative) against, on
- (with accusative) during
Usage notes
[edit]Because of the law of open syllables, the final -b was often dropped. It was retained when the next word began with a vowel or with l or r. When combined with a word that began with v, it was also retained, but the v was dropped.
See also
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]From *o:
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
From *ob(ъ)
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
[edit]- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “о”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress