Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/danь
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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
Formed as *dati (“to give”) + *-nь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dṓˀnis, itself from Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-ni-s, the action noun of *deh₃- (“to give”). Cognate with Lithuanian duõnis (“gift”), Latin donum, Sanskrit दान (dā́na).
Noun
Declension
Declension of *dȃnь (i-stem, accent paradigm c)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *dȃnь | *dȃni | *dȃni |
| genitive | *daní | *danьjù, *daňu* | *danь̀jь |
| dative | *dȃni | *danьmà | *dȃnьmъ |
| accusative | *dȃnь | *dȃni | *dȃni |
| instrumental | *danьjǫ́ | *danьmà | *danьmì |
| locative | *daní | *danьjù, *daňu* | *dȃnьxъ |
| vocative | *dani | *dȃni | *dȃni |
* 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:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- From *danьkъ
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*dȃnь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 95: “f. i (c) ‘tribute, tax’”
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “danь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “f. c afgift (PR 138)”