Where does “prosti” come from?

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

prosti (Romanian): to fool, to trick; to become stupefied, to become...

Definitions

  1. to fool, to trick; to become stupefied, to become...

Ancestry of “prosti”, step by step

prosti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian prost

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

via Old Church Slavonic простити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicпроститиto forgive
2Proto-Slavicprostitito forgive

Words derived from “prosti”

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