Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zajukъ

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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 *zàjęcь +‎ *-ukъ.

Noun

*zajukъ m

  1. hare

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: заю́к (zajúk) (dialectal)
    • Ukrainian: за́юк (zájuk) (dialectal)

Further reading

  • Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1985), “за́яц”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 3 (га! – інчэ́), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 312:*zaj‑ + ‑ukъ
  • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1985), “заєць”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (Д – Копці), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 223