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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/stuga

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

Per Skok, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewg-, a g-extension of *(s)tew- (to pound, to strike).

In Czech, Slovak, there is attested stuha (ribbon), which Vasmer derives from unrelated Proto-Slavic *sъtǫga (knot, splice) whence Old East Slavic сътуга (sŭtuga), Russian стуга (stuga, conjoint).

Noun

*stuga f

  1. cavity, crack, hollow structure
  2. (perhaps) small land depression, groovemire (in dialectal East Slavic)

Declension

See also

  • *stukъ (knock)
  • *stygnǫti (to stiffen, to freeze)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: Сту́гна (Stúgna, Stuhna river) (hydronym)
    • >? Ukrainian: сту́га (stúha, mire, peat swamp) (dialectal)
  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: сту́глица (stúglica, node in a tree) (dialectal)
    • Serbo-Croatian: (obsolete, historical)
      Cyrillic: сту̏га (type of hollow container)
      Latin: stȕga, strùglina (wooden trough) (dialectal)

Further reading

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