Where does “prostan” come from?

prostan (Romanian) comes from Romanian prost, from Old Church Slavonic простъ, from Proto-Slavic prostъ, from Proto-Indo-European pro-sth₂o-.

prostan (Romanian): idiotic

Definitions

  1. idiotic

Ancestry of “prostan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianprostsimple, simple-minded; stupid; poor
2Old Church Slavonicпростъsimple, free, straight
3Proto-Slavicprostъsimple, straight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-sth₂o-—

Words derived from “prostan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pro-sth₂o- →Every word from Proto-Slavic prostъ →Every word from Old Church Slavonic простъ →
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