ѧзыкъ

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Old Ruthenian

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Etymology

PIE word
*dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s

Inherited from Old East Slavic ѧзꙑкъ (językŭ), from Proto-Slavic *ęzỳkъ, from *ęzy, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *inźūˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s. Cognate with Russian язы́к (jazýk).

Noun

ѧзыкъ (jazykm inan or m anim (related adjective ѧзы́чный, diminutive ѧзычо́къ)

  1. (anatomy) tongue
  2. language (system of communication using words or symbols)
    Synonym: мо́ва (móva)
  3. (military) prisoner for interrogation, canary, informer
  4. people, nation, folk, tribe
  5. pagan, heathen
  6. (law term) will, testament
  7. (grammar) gender, class

Descendants

  • Belarusian: язы́к (jazýk)
  • Carpathian Rusyn: язы́к (jazŷ́k)
  • Ukrainian: язи́к (jazýk)

References

  1. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1979), “*ęzykъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 6 (*e – *golva), Moscow: Nauka, page 74
  2. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2012), “язик”, in Етимологічний словник української мови (in Ukrainian), volume 6 (У – Я), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 538

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