Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/męčь

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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

Resultant noun from *męčati (to squash, to knead) +‎ *-jь.

Noun

*męčь m[1]

  1. ball, blob, bun

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: мяч (mjač)
    • Russian: мяч (mjač)
    • Ukrainian: м'яч (mʺjač)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
  • Non-Slavic:

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “мяч”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1992), “*męčь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 18 (*matoga – *mękyšьka), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 234

References

  1. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “męčь męča”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:b (SA 126f.; RPT 102)