Where does “правобережный” come from?
правобережный (Russian) comes from Russian пра́вый, from Proto-Slavic pravъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic prōˀwas, from Proto-Indo-European preh₃-wo-s, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
правобережный (Russian): right bank
Definitions
- right bank
Ancestry of “правобережный”, step by step
правобережный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian пра́вый
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | пра́вый | straight; innocent; right-hand; right, correct;... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | pravъ | right, straight; correct |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | prōˀwas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₃-wo-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Russian берёг
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | берёг | masculine singular past indicative imperfective... |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | берегъ | bank; shore |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | bergъ | hill; slope, cliff?; bank, shore?, coast? |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *bérgas | hill |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *bʰérǵʰos | hill |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |