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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/aga

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

*aga (sense 1)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ṓˀgāˀ, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ógeh₂. Possible cognates include Proto-Celtic *agrinyos (sloe, small plum, berry), Tocharian B oko (fruit), Proto-Germanic *akraną (fruit).

Evidenced by derived term(s) only.

Noun

*àga f[1][2]

  1. berry, small fruit
    1. (figuratively) cheek

Inflection

Derived terms

nouns

References

  1. Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1974), *agoda”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 1 (*a – *besědьlivъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 57
  2. Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1974), agoda”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 1 (a – bьzděti), Wrocław: National Ossoliński Institute, page 152

Further reading

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