Where does “פּראָסט” come from?

פּראָסט (Yiddish) comes from Proto-Slavic prostъ, from Proto-Indo-European pro-sth₂o-.

פּראָסט (Yiddish): simple, unrefined, crude; ordinary; tacky, vulgar

Definitions

  1. simple, unrefined, crude; ordinary; tacky, vulgar

Ancestry of “פּראָסט”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicprostъsimple, straight
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-sth₂o-—

Words derived from “פּראָסט”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pro-sth₂o- →