Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/vъšь
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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
Uncertain, possibly ultimately connected with Proto-Germanic *lūs, Pokorny deriving both from Proto-Indo-European *lewH- (“louse”).
Possibly related to Baltic *ut-, cf. Lithuanian utėlė̃, uti̇̀s, Latvian uts. Compare also Lithuanian vievesà. The forms may have been distorted because of linguistic taboos.
Noun
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *vъ̏šь | *vъ̏ši | *vъ̏ši |
| genitive | *vъší | *vъšьjù, *vъšu* | *vъšь̀jь |
| dative | *vъ̏ši | *vъšьmà | *vъ̏šьmъ |
| accusative | *vъ̏šь | *vъ̏ši | *vъ̏ši |
| instrumental | *vъšьjǫ́ | *vъšьmà | *vъšьmì |
| locative | *vъší | *vъšьjù, *vъšu* | *vъ̏šьxъ |
| vocative | *vъši | *vъ̏ši | *vъ̏ši |
* 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:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “вошь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Skok, Petar (1973) “Proto-Slavic/vъšь”, in Etimologijski rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika (in Serbo-Croatian), volumes 3 (poni² – Ž), Zagreb: JAZU, page 550
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982), “воша”, in Етимологічний словник української мови (in Ukrainian), volume 1 (А – Г), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 431
References
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “692”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 692
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*vъ̑šь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 532