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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
Per Snoj, inherited from Proto-Indo-European *gʰélh₂dih₂ ~ *gʰl̥h₂dyéh₂s[1] (proterokinetic). Oblique stem attested in Ancient Greek χάλαζα (khálaza, “hail, sleet”).
Noun
*želdь f[2]
- Alternative form of *želdъ (“sleet”)
Declension
* 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).
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “žlẹ̑d”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “iz ide. *gʰélh₂dih₂, rod. *gʰl̥h₂di̯áh₂”
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “žlẹ̑d”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Pslovan. *želdi̋, *žȇldь”