Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/o(b)

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words 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

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ebʰi.

Preposition

*o(b)

(with locative) around, about
(with locative) concerning
(with accusative) against, on
(with accusative) during

Usage notes

Because of the law of open syllables, the final -b was often dropped. It was retained when the next word began with a vowel or with l or r. When combined with a word that began with v, it was also retained, but the v was dropped.

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Belarusian: аб (ab)
- Russian: о (o), об (ob), обо (obo)
- Ukrainian: об (ob)
South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic: о (o), об (ob), объ (obŭ)
- Bulgarian: о (o)
- Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic: о
  
  Latin: o, ob (regional)
- Slovene: ȍ, ȍb (tonal orthography)
West Slavic:
- Czech: o, ob
- Polish: o
- Slovak: o
- Sorbian:
  - Lower Sorbian: wó, wob
  - Upper Sorbian: wó

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