Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pьrsь

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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

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *pírˀśis. Cognate with Lithuanian pìršys (“chest (of a horse)”). Further etymology unknown; the connection with Sanskrit पर्शु (párśu, “rib”) (Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬱𐬎 (parašu, “rib”), Ossetian фарс (fars, “flank”)) must be discarded, according to Derksen.

Noun

*pь̀rsь f

  1. chest, breast

Declension

Declension of *pь̀rsь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *pь̀rsь *pьrsi *pьrsi
genitive *pьrsi *pьrsьju, *pьršu* *pьrsьjь, *pьrsi*
dative *pьrsi *pьrsьma *pьrsьmъ
accusative *pь̀rsь *pьrsi *pьrsi
instrumental *pьrsьjǫ, *pьršǫ* *pьrsьma *pьrsьmi
locative *pьrsi *pьrsьju, *pьršu* *pьrsьxъ
vocative *pьrsi *pьrsi *pьrsi
* The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
  • *porsьcь (“calf muscle”)
  • *porsę (“pig”) (morphologically from the same root)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: пе́рсі (pjérsi) (plurale tantum)
    • Russian: пе́рси (pérsi) (plurale tantum)
    • Ukrainian: пе́рси (pérsy) (plurale tantum)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: prs
    • Kashubian: piers
    • Polish: pierś
    • Slovak: prsia (plurale tantum)
    • Sorbian:
      • Lower Sorbian:
      • Upper Sorbian:

References

  • Derksen, Rick (2008) “*pьrsь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 429
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