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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sьrstь

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 *sьrxъ (“rustle, rough surface”) +‎ *-tь, continuing *ḱers- ("to pop out"), probably an s-extension of Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- (“to grow, to plait”). Almost cognate with (dated) Lithuanian šértis (“moulting, changing of fur”) and akin to Lithuanian šerys (“bristle”), Proto-Germanic *hērą (“hair”). Further related to Old Armenian սար (sar, “hilltop, mountain”), Middle Persian 𐭫𐭥𐭩𐭱𐭤‎ (sar, “head; top, summit”) and Proto-Germanic *hurną (“horn”), Ancient Greek κέρας (kéras, “horn”), Proto-Slavic *sьrna (“deer”) via h₂-extension.

Noun

*sь̑rstь f[1][2]

  1. fur, hair, wool (usually rough or stiff)
    Synonyms: *volsъ, *vьlna
    Antonym: *puxъ (“fluffy fur”)

Declension
Declension of *sь̑rstь (i-stem, accent paradigm c)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *sь̑rstь *sь̑rsti *sь̑rsti
Accusative *sь̑rstь *sь̑rsti *sь̑rsti
Genitive *sьrstí *sьrstьjù, *sьrsťu* *sьrstь̀jь
Locative *sьrstí *sьrstьjù, *sьrsťu* *sь̑rstьxъ
Dative *sь̑rsti *sьrstьmà *sь̑rstьmъ
Instrumental *sьrstьjǫ́ *sьrstьmà *sьrstьmì
Vocative *sьrsti *sь̑rsti *sь̑rsti
* The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
  • *sьrхъ (“rustle, rough surface”)
  • *sьrxъkъ (“rough, stiff”)
  • *sьrхavъ (“irritant”)

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: сьрсть (sĭrstĭ), шьрсть (šĭrstĭ)
      • Belarusian: шэрсць (šerscʹ)
      • Russian: шерсть (šerstʹ), ше́ресть (šérestʹ)
      • Ukrainian: шерсть (šerstʹ)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic: сръсть (srŭstĭ) (Serbian rendition)
    • Slovene: sȓst (tonal orthography) (dialectal)
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: srst
    • Polish: sierść, szerść
    • Slovak: srsť
    • Sorbian:
      • Lower Sorbian: syršć
      • Upper Sorbian: seršć

Further reading

References
  1. Olander, Thomas (2001), “sьrstь”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “f. c dyrehår, uld (PR 138)”
  2. Snoj, Marko (2016), “sȓh”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar3 (in Slovene), https://fran.si: “*sь̑rstь”
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