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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bojь

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

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *bajas, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoyh₂ós, from *bʰeyh₂- (to strike, hew).

Noun

*bòjь or *bȍjь m[1][2]

  1. battle, fight
    Synonym: *bitva

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: бои (boj)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: boj
    • Polabian: büj
    • Polish: bój
    • Slovak: boj
    • Sorbian:
      • Upper Sorbian:
      • Lower Sorbian: bój

Further reading

References

  1. Derksen, Rick (2008), “*bojь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 51: “m. jo (b/c) ‘battle, fight’”
  2. Olander, Thomas (2001), bojь”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:b kamp (PR 134)”
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