Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/višьňa

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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

višьňa

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *weiśinjāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *weyḱs- (mistletoe). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *wīhsilō (type of cherry), Ancient Greek ἰξός (ixós, mistletoe, birdlime), and Latin viscum (birdlime).

Noun

*višьňa f

  1. sour cherry (Prunus cerasus)
  2. cherry

Declension

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Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ви́шня”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

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