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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)

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