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Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/sáuˀjāˀ
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This Proto-Balto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms 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-Balto-Slavic
Etymology
Possibly reflecting Proto-Indo-European *sewh₁-yéh₂[1], from Proto-Indo-European *sewh₁- (“to set in motion”).
Sometimes compared with Proto-Slavic *sujь (“vain, futile”), which is alternatively linked to Proto-Indo-European *ḱewH- (“to be hollow”).
Declension
| Declension of *sáuˀjāˀ (ā-stem, fixed accent) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | ||
| Nominative | *sáuˀjāˀ | *sáuˀjāiˀ | *sáuˀjās | |
| Accusative | *sáuˀjā(ˀ)n | *sáuˀjāiˀ | *sáuˀjā(ˀ)ns | |
| Genitive | *sáuˀjā(ˀ)s | *sáuˀjāu(ˀ) | *sáuˀjōn | |
| Locative | *sáuˀjāiˀ | *sáuˀjāu(ˀ) | *sáuˀjā(ˀ)su | |
| Dative | *sáuˀjāi | *sáuˀjā(ˀ)mā(ˀ) | *sáuˀjā(ˀ)mas | |
| Instrumental | *sáuˀjāˀn | *sáuˀjā(ˀ)māˀ | *sáuˀjā(ˀ)mīˀs | |
| Vocative | *sáuˀja | *sáuˀjāiˀ | *sáuˀjās | |
References
- “sauja”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
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