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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/morǫgъ

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

From Proto-Indo-European *mor- (“depleted, dark”) + *-ǫgъ. Cognate with Ancient Greek μόρυχος (mórukhos, “dark”).

The East Slavic forms were likely influenced by unrelated Proto-Slavic *murъ (“dirt”) (cf. Bulgarian му́ргав (múrgav, “dark, tanned”), Serbo-Croatian му̏ргаст (“olive”)).

Adjective

*morǫgъ

  1. dark, dim, swarthy (of animals, plants, people, places)
    Synonyms: (more generic) *tьmьnъ, *morčьnъ, *smǫglъ
  2. (by extension) motley, sundry, spotted
    Synonyms: *pьstrъ, *pěgavъ

Inflection

Derived terms

  • *morǫga, *marǫga[1]

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: мурѫгий (murǫgij)
      • Russian: мору́гий (morúgij), муру́гий (murúgij)
      • Ukrainian: мору́гий (morúhyj), муру́гий (murúhyj)
  • South Slavic:
    • >? Bulgarian: моруга (moruga, “distasteful, salty dish”) (dialectal)
    • ⇒ Slovene: marọ́ga (“dark spot”)
  • West Slavic:
    • Polish: morągi

References

  1. Snoj, Marko (2016), “maroga”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar3 (in Slovene), https://fran.si: “Pslovan. *marǫ̋ga”

Further reading

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