Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pa-

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words 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

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-

later, secondary
(Late Common-Slavic or post-Common-Slavic) false, pseudo-

Derived terms

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Descendants

East Slavic:
- Belarusian: па- (pa-)
- Russian: па- (pa-)
- Ukrainian: па- (pa-)
South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic: па- (pa-)
- Bulgarian: па- (pa-)
- Macedonian: па- (pa-)
- Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic: па-
  Latin: pa-
- Slovene: pa-
West Slavic:
- Czech: pa-
- Polish: pa-
- Slovak: pa-
- Sorbian:
  - Lower Sorbian: pa-
  - Upper Sorbian: pa-

References

K významu prefixu pa- v psl., Jiří Rejzek (2006)