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Where does “прѣстолъ” come from?

прѣстолъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic прѣ-, from Proto-Slavic per-, from Proto-Slavic pro-, from Proto-Slavic *pro, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pra, from Proto-Indo-European pró, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

прѣстолъ (Old Church Slavonic): throne

Definitions

  1. throne

Ancestry of “прѣстолъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicпрѣ-—
2Proto-Slavicper-over-; re-
3Proto-Slavicpro-—
4Proto-Slavic*pro—
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*pra—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanprótoward, leading to
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “прѣстолъ”

  • престол
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →