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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
Indirectly attested in *sverěpъ (“horse’s burdock”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *éśwāˀ (“mare”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos.[1] Displaced by *koňь m, *komoňь m; *kobyla f. Also were found in toponyms: Belarusian Асве́я (Asvjéja) / Russian Осве́я (Osvéja), Belarusian Асві́ца (Asvíca) / Russian Осви́ца (Osvíca).
Noun
*esva f[1]
- horse
Derived terms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Blažek, Václav (2009) “Kam ta slova zmizela? O chybějících slovanských kontinuantech indoevropských etymonů”, in Ilona Janyšková, Helena Karlíková, editors, Studia etymologica Brunensia (in Czech), volume 6, Prague: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, →ISBN, pages 38-39