Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/on-

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

Alternative forms

*ǫ- (before consonants)

Etymology

Per Vasmer[1][2], Chernykh[3], Derksen[4]: From Proto-Indo-European *h₁en.
Related to *vъ (“in/into”), *ǫtro, *ętro, *ędro.

Cognate with Lithuanian į, Old Prussian en (“in”), Ancient Greek ἐν (en), Proto-Italic *en (“in”), *ənter (“between”), Proto-Celtic *en, Proto-Germanic *in (“in/into”), *under.
Per Vasmer[5][6], ?ESSJa[7][8]: From Proto-Indo-European *h₂en-.
Related to *na. Compare *po : *opakъ, *za.

Cognate with Sanskrit अनु (anu), Avestan 𐬀𐬥𐬀‎ (ana), Ancient Greek ἀνά (aná) (ἀναβάλλω (anabállō), ἀναβολή (anabolḗ)), Proto-Germanic *ana (“on/onto”), and also possibly Latin an- (anhēlō, anhēlus, compare hālō, animus).

Prefix

*on-

From ?verbs
*onuťa ⇐ **onuti ⇐ *uti

*orǫdьje (possibly)
From nouns (like *sъ/*sǫ-, *po/*pa-, *pro/*pra-)
*ǫtъkъ ⇐ *tъkъ, *tъkati

*ǫvozъ ⇐ *vozъ, *vesti (> *vъvesti, *navesti, *navozъ)

*ǫtorъ ⇐ *torъ, *terti

*ǫdolь ⇐ *dolъ

Derived terms

Proto-Slavic terms prefixed with *on-

References

Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “в”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. & suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “у-”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. & suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993), “у-”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), 3rd edition, Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 279
Derksen, Rick (2008), “*onutja”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden; Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 371
Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “онуча”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. & suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “на”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. & suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
Trubachyov, O., Zhuravlyov, A. F., editors (2005), “*onutja”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), issue 32 (*obžьnъ – *orzbotati), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 89
Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1994), “*na I”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), issue 21 (*mъrskovatъjь – *nadějьnъjь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 186