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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sormъ

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 *śarmas, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer(H)- (pain, harm). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *harmaz (harm), Persian شرم (shame). Probably further akin to Latvian sērmelis (terror).

Formally comparable with Lithuanian šarmá (hoarfrost), but uncertain if related.

Noun

*sȏrmъ m[1][2]

  1. shame

Declension

Derived terms

  • *sormiti (to ashame)
    • *sormežь/*sorměžь (ashamement)
  • *sormovati (to cause shame)
  • *sormota (disgrace)
  • *sormьje (disgrace)
  • *sormьnъ (shameful)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: соромъ (soromŭ)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech:
    • Slovak:
    • Old Polish: srom
    • Sorbian:

Further reading

References

  1. Olander, Thomas (2001), sormъ”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:c skændsel (PR 137; RPT 105)”
  2. Snoj, Marko (2016), sram”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar3 (in Slovene), https://fran.si: “Pslovan. *sȏrmъ”
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