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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/(j)edъva

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

The first element is possibly the same as in *edinъ (see there for more). For *-va, confer Bulgarian дава́ (davá, “probably, perhaps”) and Czech sotva. Furthermore, cognate with Lithuanian võs (“hardly”), vosnevõs (“scarcely”).

Variations with l- possibly contain a particle *le (see еле).

Adverb

*(j)edъva

  1. barely, scarcely

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • ⇒ Belarusian: ледзь (ljedzʹ), ледзьве (ledzʹve)
    • Russian: едва́ (jedvá)
    • ⇒ Ukrainian: ледь (ledʹ), ле́две (lédve)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading
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