Where does “простительно” come from?
простительно (Russian) comes from Russian прости́тельный, from Russian прости́ть, from Old East Slavic простити, from Proto-Slavic prostiti — to forgive.
простительно (Russian): excusably, forgivably
Definitions
- excusably, forgivably
Ancestry of “простительно”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | прости́тельный | excusable, pardonable, forgivable, venial |
| 2 | Russian | прости́ть | to excuse, to forgive, to pardon |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | простити | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | prostiti | to forgive |