Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/botьjanъ
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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
Alternative reconstructions
- *botěnъ (ЭССЯ)
Etymology
Probably of onomatopoeic origin, from the root of Proto-Slavic *botati, *botěti (“to bash, to prong”) + *-janъ, in association to the “cracking” call of storks or to their prong-like hunting technique. Alternatively, a borrowing.
Noun
*botьjanъ m
Declension
Declension of *botьjanъ (hard o-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *botьjanъ | *botьjana | *botьjani |
| genitive | *botьjana | *botьjanu | *botьjanъ |
| dative | *botьjanu | *botьjanoma | *botьjanomъ |
| accusative | *botьjanъ | *botьjana | *botьjany |
| instrumental | *botьjanъmь, *botьjanomь* | *botьjanoma | *botьjany |
| locative | *botьjaně | *botьjanu | *botьjaněxъ |
| vocative | *botьjane | *botьjana | *botьjani |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Related terms
- *botęga (“stork”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1975), “*botьjanъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 2 (*bez – *bratrъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 226
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ботья́н”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress