Where does “просты” come from?
просты (Belarusian) comes from Proto-Slavic prostъ, from Proto-Indo-European pro-sth₂o-.
просты (Belarusian): straight; prime
Ancestry of “просты”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | prostъ | simple, straight |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-sth₂o- | — |