Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/liňati

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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

Probably derived from Proto-Balto-Slavic *leinás + *-jati. Stem cognate with Lithuanian leĩnas (thin, slender).

Vasmer proposes further relation to *lěnъ (lazy, sluggish).

Verb

*liňati impf

  1. to moult
  2. (by extension) to fade, to wither

Conjugation

Descendants

Further reading

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1988), “*lin'ati (sę)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 15 (*lětina – *lokačь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 109
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “линять”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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    Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1989), “ліня́ць”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 5 (ка́яць – ліпя́нка), Minsk: Navuka i technika