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Proto-Slavic
Etymology
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Noun
*snaga f
- success?, progress?, striving?
- power, strength
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: снага (snaga)
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
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