Marko Snoj proposes the derivation from a Slavic form *''Prišьčь'', a possessive adjective from the personal name *''Prišьkъ'', (preserved in the Kajkavian surname ''Prišek'', in the Old Polish personal name ''Parzyszek'', and in the Polish surname ''Pryszczyk'') and the derivational suffix ''-ina'' 'belonging to X and his kin'. The name is most likely a patronymic of the personal name *''Prišь'', preserved as a surname in Sorbian ''Priš'', and Polish ''Przybysz'', a hypocoristic of the Slavic personal name ''Pribyslavъ''. According to Aleksandar Loma, Snoj's etymology would presuppose a rare and relatively late word formation process.