Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sъ(n)

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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sъ(n)

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

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱom (cognate with Lithuanian su) or from *sem-.

Preposition

*sъ(n)

1. (with instrumental) with, accompanying, alongside
2. (with instrumental) with, by means of, using

Usage notes

Because of the law of open syllables, the final -n was normally dropped. But when combined with a stem that (originally?) began with a vowel, it was attached to the following word. Cf. Polish jego, but z niego, Russian ею (jeju), but с (s) нею (neju) etc.

Antonyms

• *bez

See also

• *sъ-
• *jьz
• *kъ(n)

Related terms

• *sǫ-

Derived terms

• *sъ(n)-

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Belarusian: з (z), са (sa)
  • Russian: с (s), со (so)
  • Ukrainian: з (z), зі (zi)
• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic: съ (sŭ)
  • Bulgarian: с (s), със (sǎs)
  • Macedonian: со (so)
  • Serbo-Croatian: :

    Cyrillic: с, са

    Latin: s, sa

  • Slovene: s, z (tonal orthography)
• West Slavic:
  • Czech: s, se
  • Polish: z, ze
  • Slovak: s, so
  • Sorbian:
    • Upper Sorbian: z
    • Lower Sorbian: z