Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/olějь

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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

Borrowed from Latin oleum, or directly from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion).

Noun

*olějь m

  1. oil, olive oil

Declension

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: олѣи (olěi, olive oil)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

References

  • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “Proto-Slavic/olějь”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka