Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sporъ

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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

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Etymology

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Traditionally connected with Sanskrit स्फिर (sphira, fat, abundant), Latin prosperus, Proto-Germanic *sparaz (English spare), from Proto-Indo-European *sph₁rós, from the root *speh₁-. This, however, requires laryngeal vocalisation in the Slavic first syllable, which is not accepted by some scholars.

Adjective

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*sporъ

  1. abundant, lavish

Declension

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Descendants

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Further reading

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