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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/šija

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 reconstructions

Etymology

Predominantly viewed as a proto-Slavic innovation from *šiti (to sew, to stitch) + *-ja, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *syuh₁-. Originally meaning either:

In the past, had been speculated to have relation to Latin sinus.

Noun

*šìja f[1][2]

  1. neck
    Synonyms: *vortъ, *kъrkъ, *vyja

Declension

Derived terms

  • *šijьka (diminutive)
  • *šijьnъ
    • *šijьnikъ, *našijьnikъ (collar)
  • *šьvъ (seam)
    • *šьvica (embroidery)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: шеꙗ (šeja), шиꙗ (šija)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

References

  1. Olander, Thomas (2001), šija”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:a (PR 132; RPT 109)”
  2. Snoj, Marko (2016), šija”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar3 (in Slovene), https://fran.si: “Pslovan. *s'i̋ja”
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