Where does “прѣснъ” come from?
прѣснъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic prěsnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic prēˀsk-nas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic prēˀskas, from Proto-Indo-European preyskos — fresh, unsalted.
Ancestry of “прѣснъ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | prěsnъ | fresh, new; unleavened; raw, rough, unrefined |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | prēˀsk-nas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | prēˀskas | unleavened, unfermented, unsalted |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preyskos | fresh, unsalted |