Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/žezlъ
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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
Uncertain. Potential etymologies include:
- Pedersen, Mladenov (tentatively considered by Derksen, Vasmer): Cognate with Old High German kegil (“stake”), perhaps from reduplication of hypothetical Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰel-. See also Lithuanian žalgà (“long stake”), Proto-Germanic *galgô (“gallow”), Old Armenian ձաղկ (jałk, “rod, twig”), possibly of substrate origin.
- Trubačev, Machek, Snoj: From Proto-Indo-European *gʷislóm, cognate with Old Armenian ճիւղ (čiwł, “branch, twig”), possibly Old Norse kvísl (“fork”) (which however exhibits long -ī-) and akin to Proto-Slavic *žila (“sinew”), Proto-Slavic *žica (“thread”). Within this hypothesis, -z- in Slavic is problematic.
- Georgiev: Possibly from an earlier Proto-Slavic *žeglъ (“branding needle, rod”), from *žeg- (“to heat”) + *-lъ (instrumental suffix), with progressive assimilation of *-g- > *-z- or -ž- (in Serbo-Croatian) after *ž-. Such a lemma is attested in dialectal Bulgarian же́гъл (žégǎl), же́гла (žégla).
See references for further discussion.
Noun
Alternative forms
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *žèzlъ | *žezlà | *žezlì |
| genitive | *žezlà | *žezlù | *žèzlъ |
| dative | *žezlù | *žezlòma | *žezlòmъ |
| accusative | *žèzlъ | *žezlà | *žezlỳ |
| instrumental | *žezlъ̀mь, *žezlòmь* | *žezlòma | *žèzly |
| locative | *žezlě̀ | *žezlù | *žèzlěxъ |
| vocative | *žezle | *žezlà | *žezlì |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Related terms
- *žigъ (“brand”) (possibly)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*žezlъ; *žьzlъ; *žezlò”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 559: “m. o; m. o; n. o (b) ‘stick, staff’”
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “žezlъ žezla (sek. žezlo)”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “b (NA 114); b/c (PR 134, 137) rod”
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “žézlo”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “*žьzlȍ, *žьzlъ̏, *žьzlь”
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “жезл”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “жезъл”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 531
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “жезло”, in Етимологічний словник української мови (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka