Russian words from Proto-Slavic
7 Russian words with Proto-Slavic in their history, whether borrowed directly or passed on through other languages.
бздеть
It is inherited from Proto-Slavic *pьzděti (“to break wind”). The word is shared by the Slavic languages: Ukrainian бздіти (bzdity) and пездіти (pezdity), Bulgarian пъздя (pǎzdja), Serbo-Croatian…
как
It is inherited from Old East Slavic како (kako), from Proto-Slavic *kako. Old Russian, like Old Church Slavonic како (kako), had the longer form, which translates Ancient Greek πῶς (pôs, “how”) and…
кто
It is inherited from Old East Slavic къто (kŭto), from Proto-Slavic *kъto. The other Slavic forms are Ukrainian хто (xto), Belarusian хто (xto), Old Church Slavonic къто (kŭto), Serbo-Croatian тко…
ляда
It is inherited from Proto-Slavic *lędo (“uncultivated land”). Old Russian had Old East Slavic лядина (ljadina, “waste land, weeds, thicket”) and лядѣти (ljaděti, “to become overgrown”). The Slavic…
мама
It is inherited from Proto-Slavic *mama, a word of children's speech. It is found in all the Slavic languages: Ukrainian мама (mama), Belarusian мама (mama), Bulgarian мама (mama), Serbo-Croatian…
стать
1. The verb is inherited from Old East Slavic стати (stati), from Proto-Slavic *stati (“to stand, become”). It is common Slavic: Old Church Slavonic стати (stati), which renders Ancient Greek ἵστημι…
ходить
It is inherited from Old East Slavic ходити (xoditi), from Proto-Slavic *xoditi (“to go, to walk”), which is from Proto-Slavic *xodъ (“going, motion”) (Russian ход) with the verbal suffix *-iti. The…