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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bičь

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

Analysable as *bìti (“to beat”) +‎ *-čь.

Noun

*bičь m

  1. whip

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: бичь (bičĭ)
      • Belarusian: біч (bič)
      • Russian: бич (bič)
      • Rusyn: бич (byč)
      • Ukrainian: бич (byč)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Old Cyrillic: бичь (bičĭ)
      Glagolitic: ⰱⰻⱍⱐ (bičĭ)
    • Bulgarian: бич (bič)
    • Macedonian: бич (bič)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic: би̏ч
      Latin: bȉč
    • Slovene: bìč
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: bič
      • Czech: bič
        • Bohemian (Chod dialect): bjič
    • Kashubian: bicz
    • Old Polish: bicz
    • Kashubian: bicz
    • Slovak: bič
    • Sorbian:
      • Upper Sorbian: bič
      • Lower Sorbian: bic

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