Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/plesno
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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-Indo-European *pleth₂- (“flat”) + *-sno, cognate with Lithuanian plẽkšnė (“bottom, foundation”), plesnà (“foot”), Latvian pleksna (“bottom of foot”), Old Prussian plasmeno (“bottom of foot”) (probably all of them derived from Proto-Balto-Slavic *pletsna). Further related to Proto-Slavic *pleťe (“shoulder, scapula”)
Alternative form with -ju- vocalism is probably from related root *pleh₂(w)-, akin to Latin plautus (“flat-footed”).
Noun
*plesno n or *plesna f
- sole (bottom surface of the foot)
- Synonym: *podъšьvь
- (by extension) metatarsus
Alternative forms
Declension
Declension of *plesno (hard o-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *plesno | *plesně | *plesna |
| genitive | *plesna | *plesnu | *plesnъ |
| dative | *plesnu | *plesnoma | *plesnomъ |
| accusative | *plesno | *plesně | *plesna |
| instrumental | *plesnъmь, *plesnomь* | *plesnoma | *plesny |
| locative | *plesně | *plesnu | *plesněxъ |
| vocative | *plesno | *plesně | *plesna |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Derived terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Non-Slavic:
- → Latvian: plezna (“metatarsus”)
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “плесна”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “плесно”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “плесна² (същ.)”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 340
- “plesna”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012