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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/slьza

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

Alternative forms

  • *slьdza

Etymology

Considered a deverbative of *slьzati (to slip, to slide), ultimately a form of the root Proto-Indo-European *sleydʰ- (to slide, to lick). As such, the semantic development has been "something that slips, slides" > "tear, (tear)drop". Related to *slizь (slime, mucus), compare Middle Low German slik (slime), German schlickern (to slip), Middle High German slich (clay, silt). Also compare Lithuanian šlusti (to clean, to sweep), šlakėti (to drip), Latvian slota (broom); Sanskrit सृजति (sṛjati, discharge, emit), Avestan 𐬯𐬭𐬀𐬯𐬐𐬀 (sraska, tear), Persian سرشک (serešk, teardrop).

Noun

*slьzà f[1][2]

  1. tear (drop)

Declension

Descendants

Further reading

References

  1. Olander, Thomas (2001), slьza slьzy”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:c tåre (PR 138)”
  2. Snoj, Marko (2016), sọ́lza”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar3 (in Slovene), https://fran.si: “*slьza̋”
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