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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
Possibly, a deverbal from *sъviti (“to wrap, to turn around”).
Noun
*sъvila f[1]
- silk?, cocoon?
Declension
* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** 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).
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: съвила (sŭvila)
- South Slavic:
References
Further reading
- Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “свила”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 547