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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 1
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *wájas, from Proto-Indo-European *woyh₁-o-s, from *weyh₁- (“to chase”).
Noun
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *vojь | *voja | *voji |
| genitive | *voja | *voju | *vojь |
| dative | *voju | *vojema | *vojemъ |
| accusative | *vojь | *voja | *voję̇ |
| instrumental | *vojьmь, *vojemь* | *vojema | *voji |
| locative | *voji | *voju | *vojixъ |
| vocative | *voju | *voja | *voji |
* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Derksen, Rick (2008) “*vojь; *voinъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 524
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “воин”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “воин”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 161
Etymology 2
From o-grade action noun of *viti + *-ъ, ultimately from *weh₁y- (“to twist”). The o-grade is the same as in Proto-Slavic *lojь from Proto-Slavic *liti.
Noun
*vojь m
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *vojь | *voja | *voji |
| genitive | *voja | *voju | *vojь |
| dative | *voju | *vojema | *vojemъ |
| accusative | *vojь | *voja | *voję̇ |
| instrumental | *vojьmь, *vojemь* | *vojema | *voji |
| locative | *voji | *voju | *vojixъ |
| vocative | *voju | *voja | *voji |
* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.
Derived terms
Descendants
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- ^ Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “повой”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Further reading
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “завой”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 576