Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/Bogъdanъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Alternative forms

*Bogodanъ

Etymology

Possibly calque of Iranian (cp. Old Median Bagadāta- (“god-given, given by god”)) or calque of Ancient Greek Θεόδοτος (Theódotos) or Ancient Greek Θεόδωρος (Theódōros, “Theodore; literally 'gift of God'”). Morphologically from *bogъ (“god”) +‎ *danъ (“given”), the passive participle of *dati (“to give”).

Proper noun

*Bogъdanъ m

A male given name, Bogdan / Bohdan.

Declension

Declension of *Bogъdanъ (hard o-stem)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*Bogъdanъ	*Bogъdana	*Bogъdani
Accusative	*Bogъdanъ	*Bogъdana	*Bogъdany
Genitive	*Bogъdana	*Bogъdanu	*Bogъdanъ
Locative	*Bogъdaně	*Bogъdanu	*Bogъdaněxъ
Dative	*Bogъdanu	*Bogъdanoma	*Bogъdanomъ
Instrumental	Bogъdanъmь, Bogъdanomь^*	*Bogъdanoma	*Bogъdany
Vocative	*Bogъdane	*Bogъdana	*Bogъdani

^* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Descendants

East Slavic
- Old East Slavic: Богданъ (Bogdanŭ)
  - Belarusian: Багда́н (Bahdán)
  - Russian: Богда́н (Bogdán)
  - Ukrainian: Богда́н (Bohdán)
South Slavic:
- Bulgarian: Бо́гдан (Bógdan)
- Serbo-Croatian:
  Latin: Bògdān
  
  Cyrillic: Бо̀гда̄н
West Slavic:
- Czech: Bohdan m, Bohdana f
- Polish: Bogdan
- Slovak: Bohdan
- Sorbian:
  - Upper Sorbian: Bóhdan

Other:
- → Romanian: Bogdan

References

Rudolf Krajčović (2007), Z historickej lexiky, in "Kultúra slova", roč. 41, č. 3, p. 157f
Trubačóv, Oleg, editor (1975), “*bogodanъ/*bogъdanъ”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ slavjanskix jazykov [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), volume 02, Moscow: Nauka, page 159

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