Where does “staropruski” come from?

staropruski (Polish) comes from Polish Stary, from Old Polish stary, from Proto-Slavic starъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic staʔros, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-ro-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

staropruski (Polish): Old Prussian

Definitions

  1. Old Prussian

Ancestry of “staropruski”, step by step

staropruski traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Stary

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishStaryold
2Old Polishstaryold
3Proto-Slavicstarъold
4Proto-Balto-Slavicstaʔros—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-ro-large, big, thick; old
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Polish pruski

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishpruskiPrussian
2Polish-skiforms surnames; forms adjectives
3Old Polish-skiforms adjectives
4Proto-Slavic-ьskъ-ic, -ish
5Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-ro- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic staʔros →
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