bỳstrъ

bỳstrъ
bỳstrъ Grammatical information: adj. o Accent paradigm: a Proto-Slavic meaning: `quick'
Page in Trubačev: III 153-154
Old Church Slavic:
bystrъ `quick' [adj o]
Russian:
býstryj `quick' [adj o]
Czech:
bystrý `quick, sharp-witted' [adj o]
Slovak:
bystrý `quick, sharp-witted' [adj o]
Polish:
bystry `quick, sharp-witted' [adj o]
Serbo-Croatian:
bȉstar `clear, transparent, quick' [adj o]
Slovene:
bístǝr `quick, vivacious, transparent' [adj o]
Bulgarian:
bístăr `clear, transparent' [adj o]
Page in Pokorny: 146
Comments: Attempts have been made to connect *bỳstrъ with -> bъ̀drъ `cheerful, lively', which derives from PIE *bʰudʰ-. This etymology fails to provide an explanation for the acute *y, however. We could assume that the root is simply *by- `be', but in that case the origin of the the suffix would be unclear. In my opinion, it is not unattractive to assume a connection with Skt. bhū́ṣati `support, be active for assume, strengthen', the root of which is probably an s-enlargement of *bʰu- `be'.

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