Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/čersъ

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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 1

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *(s)kersas, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kert-. Cognate with Latvian šķērss (transverse, cross), Lithuanian sker̃sas (transverse, cross), Old Prussian kērscha, kirscha (transverse, cross).

Preposition

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*čersъ[1][2]

  1. over, through
Alternative forms
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Etymology 2

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Possibly related to the preposition above, to *čerslo (thighs), and to Proto-Celtic *krissus (belt).

Noun

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*čersъ m

  1. leather belt with purse for money, bysack-girdle, money belt
Declension
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Descendants
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Further reading
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  • Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “Proto-Slavic/čersъ”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN, page 651
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “че́рез”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

References

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  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*čersъ; *čerzъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 85:prep. ‘over, through’
  2. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “čersъ”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:(prep. and prefix) (PR 146)