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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kъrma

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 1

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- (to form, to shape), akin to Sanskrit कर्मन् (karman, act, effect, result), or from *(s)ker- (to cut), *(s)kerH- (to break, to section).

Noun

*kъrmà f[1][2]

  1. stern (controlling section of a boat)
    Coordinate terms: *veslo (oar), *oje (thill), *osь (axle)
Declension
Derived terms
  • *kъrmidlo (rudder)
  • *kъrmačь, *kъrmьči, *kъrmьnikъ (agent nouns)
  • *kъrmovъ, *kъrmьnъ
Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old Ruthenian: корма́ (kormá)
    • Russian: корма́ (kormá), dial. корна́ (korná)
  • South Slavic:

Further reading

References

  1. Olander, Thomas (2001), kъrma kъrmy”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:b/c agterstavn (PR 135)”
  2. Snoj, Marko (2016), krma²”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar3 (in Slovene), https://fran.si: “Pslovan. *kъrma̋”

Etymology 2

Resultant noun of *kъrmiti (to nourish) + *-a, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₃- (to satiate) (cf. Lithuanian pãšaras (fodder)) or *(s)kerH- (to chop, to mince) (cf. Latin carō (flesh, meat)). Possibly cognate with Old Irish cuirm (beer), Latin crāmum (cream).

Noun

*kъrmà f[1][2]

  1. nourishment, fodder
    mother's milk
Declension
Derived terms
  • *kъrmačę (epithet for a baby)
  • *kъrmъ, *kъrmľa (food, forage)
  • *kъrmivo (provisions)
  • *kъrmьnъ (nourishing)
Descendants
  • East Slavic:
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Old Cyrillic: кръма (krŭma)
    • Bulgarian: кърма́ (kǎrmá)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic: кр́ма
      Latin: kŕma
    • Slovene: kŕma (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: krma (dialectal)
    • Polish: karma
    • Slovincian: kårma
    • Slovak: krmě

Further reading

References

  1. Derksen, Rick (2008), “*kъrma II; *kъrmъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 262
  2. Snoj, Marko (2016), krma¹”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar3 (in Slovene), https://fran.si: “Pslovan. *kъrma̋”
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