выꙗ

Old Ruthenian

Alternative forms

  • вы́ѧ, ви́ꙗ, ві́ꙗ

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic вꙑ́ꙗ (výja), borrowed from Old Church Slavonic вꙑꙗ (vyja), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *vyja; further origins unclear.[1][2][3] Cognate with Russian вы́я (výja), Middle Russian воꙗ (voja), Old Polish wyja, Old Czech vyja.

Noun

вы́ꙗ (transliteration needed) f inan

  1. (anatomy) neck
    Synonyms: шы́ꙗ, коркъ

Descendants

  • Belarusian: вы́я (výja) (archaic, rare)
    • Belarusian: завы́ек (zavýjek), завы́к (zavýk)

References

  1. Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1980), вы́я”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volume 2 (ва – вяшчэ́ль), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 293
  2. Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1985), завы́ек”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volume 3 (га! – інчэ́), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 283
  3. Anikin, A. E. (2015), вы́я”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), issue 9 (врандовать – галоп), Moscow: V. Vinogradov Rus. Lang. Inst., →ISBN, page 221

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