Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/čaša
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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
Probably from the same root as in *česati (“to scratch, comb”). Akin to Old Prussian kiosi (“cup”).
The Slavic term also resembles Proto-Indo-Iranian *čaš- (“to feed, to taste”) (cf Persian چشیدن (češidan, “to taste”), Sanskrit चष् (caṣ, “to eat”)) which gave Sanskrit चषक (caṣaka, “cup”) and Old Armenian ճաշակ (čašak, “drinking vessel”). This similarity suggests a possible borrowing from Scythian.
Noun
Declension
Declension of *čàša (soft a-stem, accent paradigm a)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *čàša | *čàši | *čàšę̇ |
| genitive | *čàšę̇ | *čàšu | *čàšь |
| dative | *čàšī | *čàšama | *čàšāmъ |
| accusative | *čàšǫ | *čàši | *čàšę̇ |
| instrumental | *čàšējǫ, *čàšǭ* | *čàšama | *čàšāmī |
| locative | *čàšī | *čàšu | *čàšāsъ |
| vocative | *čàše | *čàši | *čàšę̇ |
* The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
Derived terms
- *čašьka (“small cup”) (diminutive)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1976), “*čaša”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volumes 2 (caca – davьnota), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 117
- Gluhak, Alemko (1993) “Proto-Slavic/čaša”, in Hrvatski etimološki rječnik [Croatian Etymology Dictionary] (in Serbo-Croatian), Zagreb: August Cesarec, →ISBN, page 173
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1977), “*čaša”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 4 (*čaběniti – *děľa), Moscow: Nauka, page 30
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “чаша”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
References
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “čaša”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “a (PR 132; RPT 109)”