a

Polish

conjunction
Definitions
  • and; but
  • and

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *a (and, but) inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ō inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ōd.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₁ōd

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

  • а Russian
  • абы Russian
  • акать Russian
  • *h₁od Proto-Indo-European
  • *h₁ōd Proto-Indo-European
  • atoli Polish
  • li Polish
  • to Polish
  • *a Proto-Slavic
  • a Czech
  • а Macedonian
  • а Church Slavic, Church Slavonic, Old Church Slavonic, Old Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
  • o Lithuanian
  • а Old East Slavic
  • *ō Proto-Balto-Slavic
  • ă Polabian
  • а Old Novgorodian