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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/něžьnъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *něga (caress) + *-ьnъ. Possible akin to Latvian naigs (quick, brisk).

Adjective

*ně̀žьnъ [1]

  1. tender

Inflection

Derived terms

  • *něžьnostь (tenderness)
  • *něgati, *něžiti (to tender)
  • *něgovati (to caress)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: нѣжьнъ (něžĭnŭ)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: něžný
    • Polish: [Term?]
    • Slovak: nežný
    • Sorbian:
      • Lower Sorbian: [Term?]
      • Upper Sorbian: [Term?]

Further reading

  • Georgiev Vl. I., Duridanov I., editors (1995) , нежен”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 600
  • ніжний in Горох.ua (Етимологія)

References

  1. Snoj, Marko (2016) , nežen”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar, Ljubljana: Inštitut za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, →ISBN: “Pslovan. *ně̋žьnъ”
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