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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/čьrvь

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

PIE word
*kʷŕ̥mis

From Pre-Slavic *kírwis, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kírmis, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷŕ̥mis (worm).

Noun

*čь̃rvь or *čь̑rvь m[1][2]

  1. worm, larva

Declension

Derived terms

  • *čьrviti (to crush worms; to blush)
    • *čьrvenъ, *čьrvjenъ (red)
    • *čьrvěti (to be red)
    • *čьrvivъ, *čьrvavъ (reddish)
  • *čьrvьjь, *čьrvьcь m, *čьrvica f (diminutives)
  • *čьrvakъ (augmenative)
  • *čьrva (wormhole)
  • *čьrvatъ (plagued by worms)
  • *čьrmь (creep)
  • *čьrtъ (evil demon) (possibly)
  • *čьrvъ (sickle)
  • *červo (gut)

Descendants

Further reading

References

  1. Derksen, Rick (2008), “*čьrvь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 93: “m. i ‘worm, maggot’”
  2. Olander, Thomas (2001), čьrvь čьrvi”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:b (SA 21); c (PR 138)”
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