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
- trunk (part of a tree)
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *pь̏ňь | *pь̏ňa | *pь̏ňi |
| genitive | *pь̏ňa | *pьňù | *pь̀ňь |
| dative | *pь̏ňu | *pьňemà | *pьňèmъ |
| accusative | *pь̏ňь | *pь̏ňa | *pь̏ňę̇ |
| instrumental | *pь̏ňьmь, *pь̏ňemь* | *pьňemà | *pьňí |
| locative | *pь̏ňi | *pьňù | *pьňĩxъ |
| vocative | *pьňu | *pь̏ňa | *pь̏ňi |
* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.
See also
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- ^ 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 (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 (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si