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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/orzъ

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

Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *orź-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁órǵʰis (“testicle”).

Cognate with Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis, “testicle”), Avestan 𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬍‎ (ərəzī), Old Armenian որձիք pl (orjikʿ, “testicles”). Baltic cognates include derivatives Lithuanian er̃žilas, ar̃žilas (“stallion”), aržùs (“hot-tempered, lustful”), Latvian ērzelis (“stallion”).

Noun

*orzъ m

  1. testicle

Declension

Derived terms

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