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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/šьvьcь

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

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *sjuwikos. Equivalent to *šiti (“to sew”) +‎ *-ьcь. Cognate with Lithuanian siuvìkas, siuvikis (“tailor”), Old Prussian schuwikis (“tailor”)

Noun

*šьvьcь ?

  1. tailor
  2. shoemaker

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: шьвьць (šĭvĭcĭ)
      • Belarusian: шаве́ц (šavjéc)
      • Russian: швец (švec)
      • Ukrainian: швець (švecʹ)
  • South Slavic:
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic: ша́вац
      Latin: šávac
  • West Slavic:

References
  • Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 488
  • Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), “швец”, 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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