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21 blekъ
blekъ Grammatical information: m. oPage in Trubačev: II 109Czech:Upper Sorbian:Serbo-Croatian:blȇk `bleating' [m o]Slovene:blę́k `flock (of sheep)' [m o]Bulgarian:Indo-European reconstruction: bʰlek-o-Page in Pokorny: 157Comments: The semantic connection between *blek(ot)ъ as the name of various poisonous plants and *blekotъ `chatter, chatterer' is the fact that particularly henbane may cause a delirium, cf. Ru. (dial.) belenít'sja `become infuriated', SCr. belèna `fool' from *belena `henbane', or the Polish expression brodzi, jakby się blekotu (`fool's parsley') objadɫ, which equals Cz. jako by se blínu napil. I am inclined to consider the verbs *blekati `chatter, mutter, bleat' and *blekotati derivatives of *blekъ and *blekotъ rather than vice versa (pace Trubačëv). The development of a meaning `bleat' may have been favoured by the onomatopoeic qualities of the root. Alternatively, we could distinguish a separate onomatopoeic root *blek- `bleat' or even separate *blek- `henbane' from *blek- `chatter, mutter'. Pokorny erroneously classifies Ru. blëkotъ `fool's parsley' under *bʰleiq- `shine'. -
22 blęsti
blęsti Grammatical information: v.Page in Trubačev: II 115Old Church Slavic:blęsti `chatter, talk nonsense' [verb], blędǫ [1sg]Church Slavic:Old Russian:Old Czech:Serbo-Croatian:Slovene:blésti `rave, talk nonsense' [verb], blédem [1sg]Proto-Balto-Slavic reconstruction: blend-Lithuanian:blę̃sti `sleep, stir flour into soup, talk nonsense, become cloudy' [verb], bleñdžia [3sg]Latvian:blènst `be short-sighted' [verb] \{1\}Indo-European reconstruction: The root *bʰlend- seems to be limited to Balto-Slavic and Germanic.Page in Pokorny: 157Notes:\{1\} In ME, blenst `talk nonsense' is accented blènst2 (blènzt2) or blênst2 (blênzt2). Blenst `be short-sighted' occurs with the unambiguous accentuations blènst\ and bleñst (1x). In some dialects, the latter verb has also preserved the root-final d. -
23 blǫ̑dъ
blǫ̑dъ Grammatical information: m. o Accent paradigm: c Proto-Slavic meaning: `delusion'Page in Trubačev: II 126-127Old Church Slavic:blǫdъ `debauchery, depravity, adultery' [m o]Russian:Czech:Slovak:Polish:bɫąd `mistake, delusion' [m o], bɫędu [Gens]Serbo-Croatian:blȗd `mistake, delusion, lechery, adultery' [m o]Slovene:blǫ̑d `mistake, delusion, voluptuousness' [m o]Bulgarian:Proto-Balto-Slavic reconstruction: blondosLithuanian:blañdas `cloudiness, obscuration of mind or eyesight, drowsiness' [m o];blandà `fog' [f ā] 4;blandùs `dim, cloudy, thick (soup)' [adj u]Latvian:Page in Pokorny: 157Comments: Deverbative o-stem with o-grade in the root of *bʰlend-. Skt. bradhná- (RV+) `pale ruddy, yellowish, bay' [adj], which has been assumed to be cogtyy o- rather belongs together with * bronъ.Other cognates:Notes:\{1\} According to Verweij (1994: 52), the originally long root vowel of Cz. bloud may be a vestige of the accent paradigm to which *blǫdъ belonged prior to the operation of Illič-Svityč's law. -
24 bȏrvъ
bȏrvъ Grammatical information: m. o Accent paradigm: cPage in Trubačev: II 214-215Church Slavic:Russian:bórov `hog, castrated boar, (dial.) boar, castrated bull' [m o]Old Russian:Czech:Slovak:Polish:Serbo-Croatian:brȃv `sheep (pl.), (dial.) hog, castrated boar' [m o];Čak. brå̑v (Vrgada) `ram' [m o]Slovene:brȃv `sheep (pl.), pig, animal' [m o];brȃv `sheep (pl.)' [f i]Bulgarian:Indo-European reconstruction: bʰor-u-o-Comments: It is unclear whether this root may be identified with the root *bʰrH- of *borti and *bъrtь, as is advocated by Pokorny (133-135).Other cognates:OIc. bǫrgr `hog, castrated boar';Notes:\{1\} The Germanic cognates point to *bʰor-u-ko-. -
25 bòlna
bòlna Grammatical information: f. ā Accent paradigm: a Proto-Slavic meaning: `membrane'Page in Trubačev: II 175-177Church Slavic:Russian:Old Russian:Ukrainian:bolóna `membrane, window-pane' [f ā]Czech:blána `film, membrane, web (of water-fowl), sap-wood' [f ā]Slovak:Polish:Old Polish:Lower Sorbian:Slovene:blȃna `membrane, thin skin, parchment' [f ā]Bulgarian:blaná `manure (used as fuel), turf' [f ā]Lithuanian:bálnas `white, having a white back (cattle)' [adj] 3Indo-European reconstruction: bʰolH-neh₂Page in Pokorny: 118Comments: Both Trubačëv and Sɫawski are inclined to derive bolna `membrane, sapwood' and bolna `turf, meadow' from a root meaning `white'. Though the relationship between `membrane' and `white' may not be obvious, the relationship between the usually light-coloured sapwood and `white' is unproblematic. In view of the semantic similarities between `sapwood' and `membrane', the etymology advocated by Trubačëv and Sɫawski may very well be correct. The connection between * bolna `turf, meadow' and * bolto `swamp', where an etymology involving the root for `white' is widely accepted, seems quite plausible. -
26 bỳstrъ
bỳstrъ Grammatical information: adj. o Accent paradigm: a Proto-Slavic meaning: `quick'Page in Trubačev: III 153-154Old Church Slavic:Russian:býstryj `quick' [adj o]Czech:bystrý `quick, sharp-witted' [adj o]Slovak:bystrý `quick, sharp-witted' [adj o]Polish:Serbo-Croatian:bȉstar `clear, transparent, quick' [adj o]Slovene:bístǝr `quick, vivacious, transparent' [adj o]Bulgarian:bístăr `clear, transparent' [adj o]Page in Pokorny: 146Comments: 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'. -
27 bъrna
bъrna Grammatical information: f. āPage in Trubačev: III 130Slovene:bŕna (Steiermark) `carnival mask depicting an animal' [f ā]Bulgarian:bắrna `lip' [f ā]Macedonian:Lithuanian:burnà `mouth, face' [f ā] 3Latvian:Comments: The root can be reconstructed as a zero grade * bʰrH-, wich may be identical with the root of Lat. forāre, OHG borōn `perforate'. For the initial p of the Latvian form, see Kiparsky 1968.Other cognates: -
28 cě̄và
cě̄và Grammatical information: f. ā Accent paradigm: b Proto-Slavic meaning: `shin-bone, tube, bobbin, spool'Page in Trubačev: III 190-191Russian:Czech:céva `vein' [f ā]Old Czech:cěva `tube, spool' [f ā];Slovak:Upper Sorbian:Serbo-Croatian:Čak. cȋva (Vrgada) `bobbin, spool' [f ā]Slovene:cẹ̑vka `bobbin, spool' [f ā]Proto-Balto-Slavic reconstruction: koi-u-aʔ; ḱoi-u-aʔLithuanian:šaivà `spool' [f ā] 4;šeivà `spool, forearm, shin(-bone)' [f ā] 2/4Latvian:saĩva `bobbin' [f ā];saĩve `bobbin' [f ē] \{2\}Indo-European reconstruction: koi-u-Page in Pokorny: 919-920Comments: Apparently, the Baltic evidence points to *ḱ-, while Slavic hapoints to *k, while *c- < *k- as a result of the second palatalization. The plain velar must have originated in root variants with an s mobile.Other cognates:Skt. aṣṭhīvá(nt)- `shin'\{3\};Notes:\{1\} North Russian attestations of this root showing initial k- are presented in Nikolaev 1988: 142-143. \{2\} Much better attested are sàiva2, saîva2, sàive2 and saîve2. \{3\} This may be a compound containing ast- and cīu̯a- (see Lubotsky 2002). -
29 čàsъ
čàsъ Grammatical information: m. o Accent paradigm: a Proto-Slavic meaning: `time'Page in Trubačev: IV 27-30Old Church Slavic:Russian:Czech:Slovak:Polish:Slovincian:čȧ̃s `time' [m o]Serbo-Croatian:čȁs `moment' [m o];Čak. čȁs (Vrgada, Novi) `moment' [m o], čȁsa [Gens]Slovene:čàs `time' [m o], čása [Gens]Bulgarian:Old Prussian:Comments: The root may be reconstructed as * k(ʷ)eh₁s-, but it has been suggested that the *s belongs to the suffix, the root *kē (i.e. * keh₁) being a variant of * kē(i), cf. Skt. cā́yati. For the latter verb I have reconstructed *kweh₁i-e/o- (-> *čàjati).Other cognates:Alb. kohë `time, weather' [f]Notes:\{1\} AP (a) in Old Russian (Zaliznjak 1985: 134). -
30 čekati
čekati Grammatical information: v. Proto-Slavic meaning: `wait, await, expect'Page in Trubačev: IV 36-37Church Slavic:Russian:čekát' (S., W. dial.) `wait, await' [verb]Ukrainian:čekáty `wait, await' [verb]Czech:Old Czech:čkáti `wait, await' [verb]Polish:czekać `wait, await' [verb]Serbo-Croatian:čȅkati `wait, await, expect' [verb], čȅkām [1sg];Čak. čȅkati (Vrgada) `wait, await, expect' [verb], čȅkå̄š [2sg];Čak. čȅkat (Orbanići) `wait' [verb], čȅkan [1sg]Macedonian:čéka `wait, await' [verb]Comments: Stang (1961: 68-69) has suggested that čekati is cognate with OPr. kackint `attain', Lith. kàkti `be sufficient' (cf. Toporov PJ 1980: 162-163 for the semantic development). In Slavic, we may originally have had * čekti alongside the intensive *čěkati. According to an older etymology (cf. Vasmer s.v. čekát'), * čeka- is a reduplicated variant of the root * keh₂- that we find in Lat. cārus `dear', MHG huore `whore' (note, however, that according to Schrijver (1996: 98, 112), the -r- belongs to the root here). It seems to me that Stang's scenario is preferable because it offers a solutio for the variation *ček-/čak-. -
31 dě̀verь
dě̀verь Grammatical information: m. jo Accent paradigm: a (c) Proto-Slavic meaning: `husband's brother'Page in Trubačev: V 19Russian:déver' `husband's brother' [m jo], dever'já [Nom p] \{1\}Old Czech:deveř `husband's brother' [m jo]Old Polish:Serbo-Croatian:djȅvēr `husband's brother, best man' [m o];Čak. dȉver (Vrgada) `husband's brother, best man' [m o];Čak. dȅver (Orbanići) `marriage witness' [m o]Slovene:dẹvę̑r `husband's brother' [m jo], dẹvȇrja [Gens];dẹ́ver `husband's brother, best man' [m o], dẹ́vera [Gens]Bulgarian:déver `husband's brother, best man' [m o]Proto-Balto-Slavic reconstruction: dáʔiuer-Lithuanian:díeveris `husband's brother' [m i] 1;dieverìs `husband's brother' [m i] 3aLatvian:diẽveris `husband's brother' [m io]Indo-European reconstruction: deh₂i-uer-IE meaning: husband's brotherCertainty: +Comments: In case-forms with original stress on the suffix one expects root stress as a result of Hirt's law. This accounts for the many indications for root stress in both Baltic and Slavic.Other cognates:Skt. devár- `husband's brother';Gk. δα̑ήρ `husband's brother'Notes:\{1\} AP (a) in Old Russian (Zaliznjak 1985: 138). -
32 drebà
drobà II; drobìna II; drebà Grammatical information: f. ā Proto-Slavic meaning: `sediment, brewer's yeast, dregs, entrails'Page in Trubačev: V 105, 117, 118-119Russian:drobá (dial.) `sediment, brewer's yeast, dregs' [f ā];drobína (dial.) `sediment, brewer's yeast, dregs' [f ā];drebá (dial.) `sediment, brewer's yeast, dregs' [f ā]Serbo-Croatian:dróba (RSA) `entrails' [f ā];dròbina (Vuk) `entrails, tripe' [f ā]Lithuanian:drabnà (dial.) `sleet, dough, mud' [f ā] 4Latvian:Comments: Unlike the ESSJa, I have separated *drobà II `sediment, dregs, entrails' from *drobà I `crumb, small fry, small livestock', etc. It can be argued that the meanings `dregs' and `crumbs' may be covered by the designation `remnants', but for the root of drobà I the notion `small, fine' seems essential, while drobà II is about thick, weak masses. We may reconstruct a European root * dʰrabʰ-.Other cognates: -
33 drъgati
drъgati Grammatical information: v. Proto-Slavic meaning: `tremble, shake'Page in Trubačev: V 144Russian:drógat' (Voron.) `shake' [verb]Czech:Slovak:Polish:drgać `tremble, shiver' [verb]Slovene:dŕgati `tremble' [verb], dȓgam [1sg]Comments: There are Baltic forms pointing to a Balto-Slavic root * drug- `tremble' (-> * drъžь). Alongside * drъgati we find forms with a secondarily lengthened root vowel. e.g. ORu., RuCS drygatisja `tremble', Ru. dial. drýgat', drygát' `tremble, shake, writhe'. -
34 dužь
dužь Grammatical information: adj. jo Proto-Slavic meaning: `strong'Page in Trubačev: V 167-168Russian:djúžij `sturdy, hefty, robust, healthy' [adj jo];dúžij (dial.) `strong, healthy' [adj jo]Old Russian:djúžij `strong' [adj jo]Belorussian:dúžy `strong, vigorous' [adj jo]Ukrainian:dúžyj `strong, healthy' [adj jo]Czech:duží (rare) `firm, strong' [adj jo]Slovak:dúži `strong, big, healthy' [adj jo]Polish:dużo `much, many, (16th-18th c.) very' [adv] \{1\}Lithuanian:daũg `much, many' [adv];daũgia (dial.) `much, many' [adv]Latvian:daũdz(i) `much, many' [adv]Comments: If the Polish forms are "Ruthenianisms", there is no objection against positing a root containing a nasal, cf. dęga, dęglъ(jь)i, nedǫgъ. On the other hand, the parallellism between Pl. dużo and Lith. daũgia is suggestive. Possibly, the roots *dǫg- and *dug- were confused (cf. Shevelov 1964: 321-322, ESSJa 25: 126). The latter root may reflect *dʰougʰ-, cf. Go. daug `is useful'.Notes:\{1\} According to Bańkowski (II: 312), duży `strong' and dużo (duże) `very', which are attested since the 16th century, originate from Ukrainian. Duży `big' is recorded sporadically from 1600 onwards and more frequently since the 18th century, while dużo `much, many' occurs only since the 18th century. -
35 dъnò
dъnò Grammatical information: n. o Accent paradigm: b Proto-Slavic meaning: `bottom'Page in Trubačev: V 174-175Old Church Slavic:Russian:Czech:Polish:Serbo-Croatian:dnȍ `bottom' [n o];Čak. dnȍ (Vrgada, Orbanići) `bottom' [n o]Slovene:dnọ̀ `bottom' [n o]Bulgarian:dắno `bottom, floor' [n o]Proto-Balto-Slavic reconstruction: dubnoLithuanian:dùgnas `bottom' [m o] 4Indo-European reconstruction: dʰubʰ-no-Certainty: -Comments: The Slavic vacillation between root-final *b and *p does not have a Baltic counterpart. In East Baltic, however, the full grade * daub- occurs both with acute and circumflex tone, e.g. Latv. duôbjš `deep'. The acute variant could be attributed to Winter's law, which would be in accordance with PGm. * deupa- `deep'< * dʰeub-, but this would leave us without an explanation for the other forms. The many formal problems connected with this root have made it a prime example of a borrowing from a substratum language (cf. Kuiper 1995). -
36 ernь
ernь Grammatical information: f. iPage in Trubačev: -Old Russian:Lithuanian:er̃nis `wolverine' [m io] 2Comments: Young (2001: 163-164) links Lith. er̃nis `wolverine' to ORu. renь `hatred, malice, spite' and derives these words from Pokorny's root * er- `sich in Bewegung setzen, erregen (auch seelisch, ärgern, reizen' (IEW 326-327). LIV (238, 303) distinguishes between * h₁er- `wohin gelangen, geraten' and * h₃er- (299) `sich in (Fort-)bewegung setzen'. Formally * ertь may only belong to the former root, which is semantically less attractive, but it should be noted that the distinction between the roots is not always clear. -
37 esera
esera Grammatical information: f. ā Proto-Slavic meaning: `fishbone, awn'Page in Trubačev: VI 29-30Polish:fishbone, fish scales' [Nompf ā]Slovincian:jìe̯zo_ră `fishbone' [f ā]Polabian:jeseråi `awn, beard (on ears of grain)' [f ā]Proto-Balto-Slavic reconstruction: eś-er-aʔLithuanian:ešerỹs `perch (perca fluvialis), fin' [f ā] 3b;ašerỹs (dial.) `perch (perca fluvialis), fin' [f ā] 3bLatvian:Indo-European reconstruction: h₂eḱ-er-Certainty: +Page in Pokorny: 18Comments: It seems obvious that this Balto-Slavic etymon is cognate with Germanic *ah-s-/*ah-iz- `ear', cf. Go. ahs n., OIc. ax n., OHG ahir, ehir n., and with such forms as OHG ahil `Ährenspitze', MoE (arch.) ail `beard on wheat and barley' (Kluge s.v. Ähre). A nice parallel for the meaning `perch' is OIc. ǫgr `bass' < *agura- < h₂eḱ-. Since the root is probably *h₂eḱ- `sharp', the forms with *e- must be considered instances of Rozwadowski's change. Note that we find a- in the Latvian forms but also in Lith. ašakà `fishbone' and aš(t)rùs `sharp'.Notes:It seems obvious that this Balto-Slavic etymon is cognate with Germanic *ah-s-/*ah-iz- `ear', cf. Go. ahs n., OIc. ax n., OHG ahir, ehir n., and with such forms as OHG ahil `Ährenspitze', MoE (arch.) ail `beard on wheat and barley' (Kluge s.v. Ähre). A nice parallel for the meaning `perch' is OIc. ǫgr `bass' < *agura- < h₂eḱ-. Since the root is probably *h₂eḱ- `sharp', the forms with *e- must be considered instances of Rozwadowski's change. Note that we find a- in the Latvian forms but also in Lith. ašakà `fishbone' and aš(t)rùs `sharp'. -
38 glistъ
glístъ; glīstà Grammatical information: m. o; f. ā Accent paradigm: b Proto-Slavic meaning: `worm'Page in Trubačev: VI 128-129Russian:Belorussian:Ukrainian:Czech:hlíst `intestinal worm' [m o];hlísta `intestinal worm' [f ā]Slovak:hlísta `intestinal worm' [f ā]Polish:Serbo-Croatian:glísta `intestinal worm, earth-worm' [f ā];Čak. glȋsta (Orbanići) `worm' [f ā];Čak. glȋs (Orbanići) `worm' [f i], glȋsti [f i]Slovene:glísta `intestinal worm, earth-worm' [f ā]Bulgarian:Lithuanian:glaĩstas `layer of clay, plaster' [m o] 2/4Indo-European reconstruction: glH₁it-to-??Comments: Though masculine o-stems belonging to AP (b) in principle continue old neuters, I am uncertain of this holds for original oxytona, i.e. words that were already oxytone before Dybo's law. Here the reconstruction of an old oxytonon may account for the unexpected absence of a laryngeal in the root, which can now be attributed to the Early Slavic loss of laryngeals in pretonic position. In view of Hirt's law, which would have generated root stress, a reconstruction with a zero grade (*glh1it-tó) is preferable. The semantically different Lith. glaĩstas probably contains a old neuter. -
39 glīstà
glístъ; glīstà Grammatical information: m. o; f. ā Accent paradigm: b Proto-Slavic meaning: `worm'Page in Trubačev: VI 128-129Russian:Belorussian:Ukrainian:Czech:hlíst `intestinal worm' [m o];hlísta `intestinal worm' [f ā]Slovak:hlísta `intestinal worm' [f ā]Polish:Serbo-Croatian:glísta `intestinal worm, earth-worm' [f ā];Čak. glȋsta (Orbanići) `worm' [f ā];Čak. glȋs (Orbanići) `worm' [f i], glȋsti [f i]Slovene:glísta `intestinal worm, earth-worm' [f ā]Bulgarian:Lithuanian:glaĩstas `layer of clay, plaster' [m o] 2/4Indo-European reconstruction: glH₁it-to-??Comments: Though masculine o-stems belonging to AP (b) in principle continue old neuters, I am uncertain of this holds for original oxytona, i.e. words that were already oxytone before Dybo's law. Here the reconstruction of an old oxytonon may account for the unexpected absence of a laryngeal in the root, which can now be attributed to the Early Slavic loss of laryngeals in pretonic position. In view of Hirt's law, which would have generated root stress, a reconstruction with a zero grade (*glh1it-tó) is preferable. The semantically different Lith. glaĩstas probably contains a old neuter. -
40 golěmъ
golěmъ Grammatical information: adj. o Proto-Slavic meaning: `big'Page in Trubačev: VI 202-204Church Slavic:golěmo `much' [adv];Russian:goljámyj `tall and thin' [adj o]Old Russian:golěmyi `big, high' [adj o]Old Czech:holemý `big' [adj o]Polish:Serbo-Croatian:gòlem `big, huge' [adj o]Bulgarian:goljám `big, strong' [adj o]Macedonian:
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