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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/aščerъ

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

Perhaps from *a- (no-) + *ščerъ with second element possibly meaning:

In either case, possibly cognate with Sanskrit आश्चर्य (āścarya, wonderful, marvelous) (according to Machek).

Per Brückner, may alternatively reflect *askъ (burrow, hollow) + *-erъ in view of some rare forms with alternative ending (in *-elь, *-jurъ). Effectively meaning “burrow-dwelling animal” (even though lizards are not known to dig their lairs).

Noun

*aščerъ m[1]

  1. lizard, lacertian
  2. salamander
  3. (by extension) sort of skin inflammation (mycosis, scleroderma, aphtha, sore throat, etc.)

Alternative forms

Inflection

Derived terms

  • *aščerь, *aščelь (amphibian)
  • *jaščurъ (lizard, reptile)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: ꙗщеръ (jaščerŭ)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

References

  1. Derksen, Rick (2008), “*aščerъ; *aščerica”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 30: “m. o; f. jā ‘lizard’”
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