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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/borъ

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

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *barús, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰor- (“coniferous forest”). Indo-European cognates include Proto-Germanic *barwaz.

Noun

*bȍrъ m[1][2]

  1. pine tree
Inflection
Derived terms
  • *borovъ (“made, composed of pines”)
  • *borьje (“pine forest”)
  • *borovina (“bilberry”)
Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: боръ (borŭ)
      • Old Belarusian: боръ (bor)
      • Russian: бор (bor)
      • Old Ukrainian: боръ (bor), буръ (bur)
  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: бор (bor)
    • Macedonian: бор (bor)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic: бо̑р
      Latin: bȏr
    • Slovene: bȯ̑r (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: bor
    • Polish: bór
    • Slovak: bor
    • Slovincian: bȯ́r
    • Sorbian:
Further reading

Etymology 2

From the O-grade ablaut of *bьrati (“to pick up, to collect”), a descendant Proto-Balto-Slavic *bírāˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to carry, to collect”). The etymon on its own is attested only sporadically, however, its derivatives are widespread.

Noun

*borъ m

  1. set, assembly
    Synonym: *brojь, *mъnogъ
  2. loot
    Synonym: *koristь
Inflection
Derived terms
  • *sъborъ (“collection, assembly, word”)
    • *sъborьnъ (“composite, compound”)
  • *otъborъ (“team, party”)
  • *oborъ (“barn”)
  • *naborъ (“class, composition”)
  • *jьzborъ (“choice, election”)
  • *podъborъ (“selection”)
  • *orzborъ (“analysis, distribution”)
  • *priborъ (“utensil”)
Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: боръ (borŭ)
  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: бор (bor) (archaic)
    • Serbo-Croatian: бор (archaic)
Further reading

References

  1. Derksen, Rick (2008), “*bȏrъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 58: “m. u (c) ‘pine-tree, pine forest’”
  2. Olander, Thomas (2001), “borъ”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c fyrreskov (PR 137)”
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