Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/selzenь
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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 a tentative Proto-Indo-European *s(p)lēǵʰ-n- ~ *s(p)leh₁ǵʰ-n- (“spleen”),[1] from a root *spleǵʰ-, heavily distorted, likely for taboo reasons. Compare Ancient Greek σπλήν (splḗn), Latin liēn, Sanskrit प्लिहन् (plihan), Avestan 𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬀𐬥 (spərəzan) and Lithuanian blužnìs
Noun
*selzenь f
Derived terms
Declension
Declension of *selzenь (i-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *selzenь | *selzeni | *selzeni |
| genitive | *selzeni | *selzenьju, *selzeňu* | *selzenьjь, *selzeni* |
| dative | *selzeni | *selzenьma | *selzenьmъ |
| accusative | *selzenь | *selzeni | *selzeni |
| instrumental | *selzenьjǫ, *selzeňǫ* | *selzenьma | *selzenьmi |
| locative | *selzeni | *selzenьju, *selzeňu* | *selzenьxъ |
| vocative | *selzeni | *selzeni | *selzeni |
* 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:
- ⇒ Belarusian: селязёнка (sjeljazjónka)
- ⇒ Russian: селезёнка (selezjónka)
- ⇒ Ukrainian: селезі́нка (selezínka)
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “σπλήν, σπληνός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1385
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “селезёнка”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “lien”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN