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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/stegno

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

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teygʷ-no- (flank, side); compare Proto-Celtic *toybos (side) and Old Armenian թեկն (tʿekn, shoulder, scapula, back). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Per Derksen, may be from an unspecified root meaning “to stab”; see *(s)teyg-.

Noun

*stegnò n

  1. thigh
    Synonym: *bedro

Declension

Descendants

References

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