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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/granь

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

Originally an nomen acti of *graniti (to branch) + *-nь, later concretized as the result of this action.

Noun

*grȃnь f [1]

  1. side, edge

Inflection

  • *grana (branch, twig)
  • *granatъ (branched)
  • *granica (boundary)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: гран (gran, Quercus frainetto) (dialectal, usually used as an appelative)
  • West Slavic:
Further reading

Etymology 2

A fossilized dialectal form of *grěnь (gnawing), from *grěti (to heat, to burn) + *-nь; perhaps amalgamated with *gornь (burning), from *gorěti (to burn) + *-nь.

Noun

  1. Alternative form of *grěnь

Inflection

Further reading

References

  1. Olander, Thomas (2001), granь”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “f. c grænse (PR 138)”
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