Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/korvajь
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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
Either from *korva (“cow”) + *-jь or less likely from Pre-Slavic *korvъ (“curved”) + *-ajь, effectively cognate with Latin curvus. The lemma is found mainly throughout East and South Slavic. West Slavic only employs the synonym Proto-Slavic *kolačь.
The etymology from *korva is based on the assumption that kravais are given to the bride during wedding as a symbol of fertility (associated with cows).
Noun
*korvajь m
Declension
Declension of *korvajь (soft o-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *korvajь | *korvaja | *korvaji |
| genitive | *korvaja | *korvaju | *korvajь |
| dative | *korvaju | *korvajema | *korvajemъ |
| accusative | *korvajь | *korvaja | *korvaję̇ |
| instrumental | *korvajьmь, *korvajemь* | *korvajema | *korvaji |
| locative | *korvaji | *korvaju | *korvajixъ |
| vocative | *korvaju | *korvaja | *korvaji |
* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Slovak: krajec
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1984), “*korvajь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 11 (*konьcь – *kotьna(ja)), Moscow: Nauka, page 112
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “кравай”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 701