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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sěmь

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-Balto-Slavic *śaim-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóy-m-, from *ḱey- (“to lie”).

Baltic cognates include Lithuanian šeimà (“family”), šeimė (“family, household”), šeĩmas (“migration (of birds), nest, offspring”), Latvian sàime (“members of a household, (extended) family”).

Indo-European cognates include Ancient Greek κώμη (kṓmē, “village”) (< *ḱō(y)mā), Proto-Germanic *haimaz (< *ḱoy-mo-). Related to Lithuanian kaimas.

Noun

*sěmь m

  1. living in the same village
  2. household member

Inflection

See also

Descendants

  • Church Slavonic: сѣмь (sěmĭ) (Russian)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Cyrillic: сѣмь (sěmĭ)
      Glagolitic: [Term?]

References

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