Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/xabъ

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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 Proto-Balto-Slavic *skāˀbas, equivalent to *xabiti +‎ *-ъ. Cognate with Latvian skâbs (sour), Lithuanian skóbas (sour).

Adjective

*xabъ

  1. weak

Inflection

Descendants

  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: chabý
    • Slovak: chabý

References

  • Derksen, Rick (2008) “*xabъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 201