List of Latvian words borrowed from Old East Slavic

This is a list of Latvian words borrowed from Old East Slavic (or its dialects where particularly ts–ch are merged) during 8th–13th centuries.

List of words
List structure:
 * Old East Slavic: Latvian "meaning"
 * [] contain alternative/other form

Orthodoxy

 * крьстъ: krusts [krists] "cross". Possibly 'u' from Latin crux "cross".
 * божьница: baznīca [baznîca] "church".
 * говѣти: gavēt [gavêt] "to fast"
 * грамота: grāmata [grãmata] "book"
 * грѣхъ: grēks [grę̀ks] "sin"
 * хоругꙑ: karogs [karuõgs] "flag, banner"
 * недѣлꙗ: nedēļa [nedẽļa] "week"
 * *свѧтъкъ [свꙗтокъ]: svētki [svę̀tki] "holiday, celebration"
 * свѧтъ: svēts [svę̀ts] "holy, sacred"
 * звонъ: zvans "bell"
 * поганъ: pagãns "pagan, heathen". Alternatively from Latin.

Society or government

 * рубежь: robeža [rùobeža] "border, frontier"
 * сѫдъ: sods [sùods] "penalty, punishment".
 * тълкъ: tulks [tũlks, tul̃ks] "interpreter, translator"
 * погостъ: pagasts "parish?"
 * право: prāva [prāvas] "lawsuit?"
 * пълкъ: pulks [pùlks, pul̂ks] "regiment"
 * страдати: strādāt [stràdât] "to work"
 * человѣкъ [*чьловѣкъ]: cilvēks [cìlvę̃ks] "human, person"
 * мѣсто: miẽsts "village"
 * боꙗринъ: bajãrs "boyar"
 * сѫди: sùoģis "judge"

Trading

 * търгъ: tirgus [tìrgus] "market". Unless related ('ъ' > 'u' is expected).
 * безмѣнъ: bezmēns [bęzmę̄ns, vęzmę̄ns] "steelyard"
 * цѣна: cena "price"
 * мꙑто: muita [muĩta] "customs (duty)"
 * скупъ: skops [skùops] "stingy, miserly"

Household

 * кожухъ: kažoks [kažuõks] "fur coat"
 * мѫка: mokas [muõkas] "torment, agony"
 * сума: soma [suoma] "bag"
 * истъба: istaba [istuba, ustaba, ustuba] "room (building)"
 * дуда: dūdas [dũda] "bagpipe"
 * котьлъ: katls "boiler"
 * кꙑсель: ķīselis "kissel"
 * мѧтьлъ: mētelis [mètelis] "coat (garment)"
 * сапогъ [забогъ ]: zābaks (zàbaks) "boot (footwear)".
 * жьзлъ: zizlis [zizls] "wand, baton"
 * ножь: nazis "knife"
 * стькло: stikls "glass"

Other

 * *Кривъ : krìevs "Russian (person)". Compare Russian кривичи "Krivichs".
 * пустъ: posts [puõsts]
 * богатъ: bagāts [bagâts] "rich, wealthy"
 * думати: domāt [duõmât] "to think"
 * дума: doma [duõma] "thought, idea, opinion"
 * умъ: oma [uôma] "mood (mind)". Or at least partly inherited.
 * сулити: solīt [sùolît] "to promise"
 * хꙑтръ: neķītrs "obscene, dirty, lewd"
 * поваръ: pavārs [pavãrs] "cook"
 * капуста: kāposti [kàpuõsts] "cabbage"
 * сѣра: sērs [sę̃rs] "sulfur"
 * бѣда: bēda [bę̀da] "sorrow, grief"