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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/drevьnъ

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

Formed from the adverb *drevľe (ago) + *-ьnъ, but beyond that - of disputed origin:

Adjective

*drevьnъ[1][2]

  1. ancient, archaic
  2. very old
    Synonym: *prastarъ

Alternative forms

  • *drevьňь

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: древл̑ьн̑ь (drevl̑ĭn̑ĭ), древьнии (drevĭnij)
      • Belarusian: дрэ́ўні (dréŭni) (rare)
      • Russian: дре́вний (drévnij), дре́вный (drévnyj) (dialectal)
      • Ukrainian: дре́вній (drévnij)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: dřevný
    • Polish: drzewiej
    • Slovak: drevný

Further reading

References

  1. Derksen, Rick (2008), “*drevьnь; *drevьnъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 239: “adj. jo; adj. o ‘ancient’”
  2. Olander, Thomas (2001), drev(ьnjь)”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:c gammeldags (PR 139)”
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