Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/šьvьcь

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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

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *sjuwikas, *sjuwikis. Equivalent to *šiti (to sew) +‎ *-ьcь. Cognate with Lithuanian siuvìkas, siuvikis (tailor), Old Prussian schuwikis (tailor).

Noun

*šьvьcь m[1]

  1. (generally) seamster (person who sews)
    tailor, dressmaker (seamster who makes clothing)
    Synonyms: *krojačь, *kravьcь
    cobbler, shoemaker (seamster who makes footwear)
    Synonyms: *obuťařь, *postolařь

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Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “швец”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

References

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*šьvьcь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 488:‘tailor, shoemaker’