Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/čermъša

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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

*čermъša

Alternative forms

Etymology

From *čermъxa (hagberry) because of the strong aroma. Also found in dialectal Lithuanian kermùšė (ramson), Proto-West Germanic *hramusō (ramson), Old Irish crem (ramson), Ancient Greek κρόμμῠον (krómmuon), κρόμυον (krómuon, onion), and borrowed from Iranian into Proto-Turkic *sarmïsak (garlic)..

Noun

*čermъša f

  1. ramson, bear garlic (Allium ursinum)

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References

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1977), “*čermъxa”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 4 (*čaběniti – *děľa), Moscow: Nauka, page 68
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “черемша”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress