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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/xorniti

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

Denominative verb from *xorna (“food, fodder”).

  • Per Derksen, possibly a borrowing from Iranian (compare Avestan 𐬓𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬥𐬀‎ (xᵛarəna, “food”).
  • Per Vasmer, related to Latin servō (“to save”) (infinitive servāre), Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬉‎ (haraitē, “to beware, to take care”), 𐬵𐬀𐬎𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌‎ (hauruuaiti, “to guard”); the connection with Avestan 𐬓𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬥𐬀‎ (xᵛarəna, “food”) is "difficult".

Verb

*xorniti

  1. to feed
  2. to protect

Inflection

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: хоронити (xoroniti) (11th century)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: chrániti
    • Polabian: xornĕ (“to feed”, 3sg.)
    • Old Polish: chronić
    • Slovak: chrániť (“to defend, to protect, to preserve”)
    • Slovincian: χrʉ̀ɵ̯ńĭc (“to protect”)
  • → Romanian: hrăni (“to feed”)

References

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