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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/borъ

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

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰor- (coniferous forest). Indo-European cognates include Proto-Germanic *barwaz.

Noun

*bȍrъ m [1][2]

  1. pine tree
Inflection
Derived terms
  • *borovъ (made, composed of pines)
  • *borьje (pine forest)
  • *borovina (bilberry)
Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: боръ (borŭ)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: bor
    • Polish: bór
    • Slovak: bor
    • Slovincian: bȯ́r
    • Sorbian:
Further reading

Etymology 2

From the O-grade ablaut of *bьrati (to pick up, to collect), a descendant of Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (to carry, to collect). The etynom on its own is attested only sporadically, however, its derivatives are widespread.

Noun

*borъ m

  1. set, assembly
    Synonym: *brojь, *mъnogъ
  2. loot
    Synonym: *koristь
Inflection
Derived terms
  • *sъborъ (collection, assembly, word)
  • *sъborьnъ (composite, compound)
  • *otъborъ (team, party)
  • *naborъ (class, composition)
  • *vyborъ (pick, choice)
  • *jьzborъ (choice, election)
  • *podъborъ (selection)
  • *orzborъ (analysis, distribution)
  • *priborъ (utensil)
  • *oborъ (barn)
Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: боръ (borŭ, loot)
  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: бор (bor, set) (archaic)
    • Serbo-Croatian: бор (clump) (archaic)
  • West Slavic: –
Further reading

References

  1. Derksen, Rick (2008), “*bȏrъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 58: “m. u (c) ‘pine-tree, pine forest’”
  2. Olander, Thomas (2001), borъ”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:c fyrreskov (PR 137)”
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