Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/-o-

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

Alternative forms

  • *-e- (after a soft consonant)

Etymology

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    Interfix

    *-o-

    1. used in compound words; -o-
      *čьrnъ (black) + ‎*-o- + ‎*bylь (plant, herb) → ‎*čьrnobylь (mugwort)
      *bělъ (white) + ‎*-o- + ‎*golvъ (headed) → ‎*bělogolvъ (white headed)
      *dobrъ (good) + ‎*-o- + ‎*mirъ (peace) → ‎*Dobromirъ (given name)

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • East Slavic:
      • Old East Slavic: -о- (-o-)
        • Old Ruthenian: -о- (-o-)
        • Russian: -о- (-o-)
      • Old Novgorodian: -о- (-o-)
    • South Slavic:
      • Old Church Slavonic:
        Old Cyrillic script: -о- (-o-)
        Glagolitic script: -ⱁ- (-o-)
        • Church Slavonic: -о- (-o-)
        • Bulgarian: -о- (-o-)
        • Macedonian: -о- (-o-)
      • Serbo-Croatian:
        Cyrillic script: -о-
        Latin script: -o-
        • Slavomolisano: -o-
      • Slovene: -o-
    • West Slavic:
      • Old Czech: -o-
      • Old Polish: -o-
      • Polabian: -ü-
      • Pomeranian:
        • Kashubian: -o-
        • Slovincian: -ô-
      • Slovak: -o-
      • Sorbian:
        • Lower Sorbian: -o-
        • Upper Sorbian: -o-