Where does “prostie” come from?

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

prostie (Romanian): stupidity, folly

Definitions

  1. stupidity, folly

Ancestry of “prostie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianprostsimple, simple-minded; stupid; poor
2Old Church Slavonicпростъsimple, free, straight
3Proto-Slavicprostъsimple, straight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-sth₂o-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pro-sth₂o- →Every word from Proto-Slavic prostъ →Every word from Old Church Slavonic простъ →