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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sormъ

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 *śarmas, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer(H)- (“pain, harm”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *harmaz (“harm”), Persian شرم‎ (“shame”). Probably further akin to Latvian sērmelis (“terror”).

Formally comparable with Lithuanian šarmá (“hoarfrost”), but uncertain if related.

Noun

*sȏrmъ m[1][2]

  1. shame

Declension

Derived terms

  • *sormiti (“to ashame”)
    • *sormežь/*sorměžь (“ashamement”)
  • *sormovati (“to cause shame”)
  • *sormota (“disgrace”)
  • *sormьje (“disgrace”)
  • *sormьnъ (“shameful”)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: соромъ (soromŭ)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech:
    • Slovak:
    • Old Polish: srom
    • Sorbian:

Further reading

References

  1. Olander, Thomas (2001), “sormъ”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c skændsel (PR 137; RPT 105)”
  2. Snoj, Marko (2016), “sram”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar3 (in Slovene), https://fran.si: “Pslovan. *sȏrmъ”
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