Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/polъ
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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 1
Probably from Proto-Balto-Slavic, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pelH- (“to chop, to separate”). Compare Proto-Slavic *polъka, *polica (“shelf, file”); see Lithuanian spãlis (“flax boon; October”) for more potential cognates.
Noun
- side, flank
- *na onomь polu ― on yonder side
- half
- *orzděľati polъma ― to divide in two
- member of a pair of options → gender, sex
Inflection
Declension of *polъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm a)
Secondarily:
Declension of *polъ (u-stem)
Derived terms
- *pola (“moiety”)
- *polovъ (“halved”)
- *polъ-, *polu- (“half-, semi-, mid-”)
- *polъtora (“one and a half”)
- *poludьnь, *polъdьne, *poldьnь (“midday”)
- *polъnoťь, *polunoťь (“midnight”)
- *polugodьje, *polъročьje (“half-year”)
- *polěno
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “пол”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “пол¹ (gender), пол² (half)”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 489
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*pol¹”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 412: “m. o ‘half ’”
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “1polъ”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c køn, halvdel (PR 137)”
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “pol”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Pslovan. *pȍlъ”
Etymology 2
Either identical with Etymology 1 or from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“to cover, to span, to fold”), *pleh₂- (“to flatten”).
Noun
Inflection
Declension of *pȍlъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm c)
Derived terms
- *polovica (“stretch, strip”)
Related terms
- *polti (“to fold, to twine”)
- *pelena (“nappy”)
- *plěna (“membrane”)
- *polsa (“strip”)
- *poľe (“field”)
- *polnina (“mountain”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- Bulgarian: поли́ pl (polí, “fells, slopes (of mountain)”)
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “пол”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “пола”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 491
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*pol²”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 412: “m. o”
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “2polъ”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c belægning (PR 137)”