Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/šumъ

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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 *šu- + *-mъ. For the root compare Lithuanian šaũkti (to shout, yell, cry), šaũksmas (scream, cry).

Noun

*šumъ m[1]

  1. noise

Inflection

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: шумъ (šumŭ)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

References

  1. ^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1976), “Suf. -mъ”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 2 (caca – davьnota), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 13

Further reading

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