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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ščirъ

This Proto-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-Slavic

Etymology 1

Unknown. Formally compatible with Proto-Germanic *skīriz (“pure, clear, sheer”), though the semantic connection would be unclear.

Noun

*ščirъ f

  1. blite (Amaranthus gen. et spp., particularly Amaranthus blitum)
  2. mercury (Mercurialis gen. et spp.)
Inflection
Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: щир (ščir)
    • Ukrainian: щир (ščyr)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: štír
    • Polish: szczyr, szczer
    • Sorbian:
      • Lower Sorbian: šćěŕ (“common groundsel”)
      • Upper Sorbian: šćěr (“mercury”), šćěrjenc (“amaranth”)
  • Non-Slavic:
  • → Old High German: stīr, stur (“blite, endive”) [from 11th century]

Etymology 2

Uncertain, but a connection to *širъ, *širokъ (“wide”) as well as to Proto-Germanic *skīriz (“pure, sheer”) is attractive.

Adjective

*ščirъ

  1. sincere, frank
Inflection
Descendants

References

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