Where does “прости́ть” come from?

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

прости́ть (Russian): to excuse, to forgive, to pardon

Definitions

  1. to excuse, to forgive, to pardon

Ancestry of “прости́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicпростити—
2Proto-Slavicprostitito forgive

Words derived from “прости́ть”

Every word from Proto-Slavic prostiti →Every word from Old East Slavic простити →