Where does “прости́тельный” come from?

прости́тельный (Russian) comes from Russian прости́ть, from Old East Slavic простити, from Proto-Slavic prostiti — to forgive.

прости́тельный (Russian): excusable, pardonable, forgivable, venial

Definitions

  1. excusable, pardonable, forgivable, venial

Ancestry of “прости́тельный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпрости́тьto excuse, to forgive, to pardon
2Old East Slavicпростити
3Proto-Slavicprostitito forgive

Words derived from “прости́тельный

Every word from Proto-Slavic prostitiEvery word from Old East Slavic проститиEvery word from Russian прости́ть