Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/xylъ

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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

Compare *xyliti (to contort).

Adjective

*xylъ[1]

  1. curved, crooked
  2. frail, ailing

Inflection

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: хíлы (xíly)
    • Russian: хи́лый (xílyj)
    • Ukrainian: хи́лий (xýlyj)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

References

  1. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1981), “*xylъ(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 8 (*xa – *jьvьlga), Moscow: Nauka, page 156

Further reading

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