Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/protivъ

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

*pretivъ, *proti, *protivo

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *pr-é-ti, *pr-ó-ti, from *per- (“in front, first”). Compare Latvian pretējs.

Preposition

*protivъ

(with genitive) contrary, against

Derived terms

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: противъ (protivŭ)
  - Belarusian: про́ці (próci), прэ̀цi (prèci)
  - Russian: про́тив (prótiv)
  - Ukrainian: про́ти (próty)
South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic: противъ (protivŭ)
  - Bulgarian: проти́в (protív)
  - Macedonian: против (protiv)
- Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic script: про̏тив
  
  Latin script: prȍtiv
- Slovene: prọ̑ti
West Slavic:
- Old Czech: protiv
  - Czech: proti
- Kashubian: przecyw
- Old Polish: przeciw, prociw
  - Masurian: prżecziw
  - Polish: przeciw, prociw
  - Silesian: przeciw
- Slovak: proti
- Sorbian:
  - Lower Sorbian: pśeśiwo
  - Upper Sorbian: přećiwo

References

Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “против”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

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