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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sьrxy

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

  • *sьršenь (Derksen, jo-stem)

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *śirˀšō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (hornet).

Baltic cognates include Lithuanian širšė, Latvian sir̂senis, dialectal sirsuonis, Old Prussian sirsilis.

Indo-European cognates include Latin crābrō, Proto-Germanic *hurznutō (hornet).

Noun

*sьrxy m

  1. hornet

Inflection

See also

Descendants

References

  • Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 485f
  • Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), шершень”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv Oleg, Moscow: Progress
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