поросѧ

Old Ruthenian

поросѧ́

Alternative forms

  • поросꙗ́

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic поросѧ́ (porosę́), from Proto-Slavic *pȏrsę, from *pòrsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *párśas, from Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos.[1][2]

Noun

поросѧ́ (transliteration needed) n anim (diminutive поросе́нокъ)

  1. young pig, piglet

Descendants

  • Belarusian: парася́ (parasjá), парасё (parasjó)
  • Rusyn: порося́ (porosjá)
  • Ukrainian: порося́ (porosjá); переся́ (peresjá) (dialectal)

References

  1. Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2003), порося́”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 4 (Н – П), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 525
  2. Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1993), парася́”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volume 8 (не́марач – пая́ць), Minsk: Navuka i technika, →ISBN, page 162

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