Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pьňь

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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

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *pin- (piece of wood) or *spey- (spike, pointed piece of wood).

Possible cognates: Sanskrit पिनाक n (pínākam, staff, stick, bow), Ancient Greek πίναξ m (pínax, wooden board, writing slate, painting), Old High German witu-fîna f (pile of wood), Middle Low German vîne (pile of wood).

Noun

*pь̏ňь m[1]

  1. trunk (part of a tree)

Inflection

See also

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: пьнь (pĭnĭ)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

References

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*pь̑nь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 427:m. jo (c) ‘trunk’

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “пень”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “pień”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN, page 429
  • Snoj, Marko (2016) “pȃnj”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si