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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/starъ

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

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *stāˀras, from Proto-Indo-European *sth₂-ró-s. Morphologically *stati +‎ *-rъ.

Baltic cognates include Lithuanian stóras (“thick, fat”).

Indo-European cognates include Proto-Germanic *stōraz, Sanskrit स्थिर (sthira).

Adjective

*stàrъ (comparative *starějь)

  1. old

Inflection

Accent paradigm a.

Derived terms

  • *starьcь m (“old man”), *starica f (“old woman”)
  • *starěti (“to grow old”)
  • *starostь (“anility, state of being old”)
  • *starokъ (“veteran, elderly”)
Proto-Slavic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *steh₂-‎ (0 c, 12 e)

Descendants

Further reading

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