Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/perstati

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

    By surface analysis, *per- +‎ *stati.

    Verb

    *perstati

    1. to cease, to stop

    Conjugation

    Descendants

    • East Slavic:
      • Old East Slavic: перестати (perestati)
    • South Slavic:
    • West Slavic:
      • Old Czech: přěstati
      • Old Polish: przestać
      • Pomeranian:
        • Kashubian: przestac
        • Slovincian: przêstac
      • Slovak: prestať
      • Sorbian:
        • Upper Sorbian: přestać
        • Lower Sorbian: pśestaś

    Further reading

    • ESSJa prosp., page 69: “*perstati”