Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/perstati

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

By surface analysis, *per- +‎ *stati.

Verb

*perstati

  1. to cease, to stop

Conjugation

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: перестати (perestati)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: přestat
    • Old Polish: przestać
    • Pomeranian:
      • Kashubian: przestac
      • Slovincian: przêstac
    • Slovak: prestať
    • Sorbian:
      • Upper Sorbian: přestać
      • Lower Sorbian: pśestaś

Further reading

  • ESSJa prosp., page 69: “*perstati”