Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/prosinьcь
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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 *pro- + an element *sinьcь of unclear origin. Multiple theories exist:
- From *sijati (“to shine, glow”) referring to the winter solstice. This appears to be the most commonly accepted theory.[1][2]
- From *siňь (“gray”) because of the darkness of December nights. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
- Christian sources derive it from *prositi (“to pray”) referring to Christmas. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Noun
*prosìnьcь m[1]
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *prosìnьcь | *prosìnьca | *prosìnьci |
| genitive | *prosìnьca | *prosìnьcu | *prosìnьcь |
| dative | *prosìnьcu | *prosìnьcema | *prosìnьcēmъ |
| accusative | *prosìnьcь | *prosìnьca | *prosìnьcę̇ |
| instrumental | *prosìnьcьmь, *prosìnьcemь* | *prosìnьcema | *prosìnьcī |
| locative | *prosìnьci | *prosìnьcu | *prosìnьcīxъ |
| vocative | *prosìnьče | *prosìnьca | *prosìnьci |
* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic:
- Russian: про́синец (prósinec, “January”) (archaic)
- Old East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Snoj, Marko (2016) “prosȋnec”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “*prosi̋nьcь”
- ^ Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “про́синец”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress