Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/agnъ

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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

Expected reflex of Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós. Indirectly evidenced in various derivatives.

Noun

*agnъ m (diminutive *agnę, *agnьcь)[1][2]

  1. lamb

Inflection

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References

  1. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1974), “*agnę”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 1 (*a – *besědьlivъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 54
  2. ^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1974), “agnę”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 1 (a – bьzděti), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 150

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ягненок”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “ягня”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka