Reconstruction:Old Ruthenian/сизый

This Old Ruthenian 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.
This Old Ruthenian entry contains original research. The reconstruction in this entry is based on published research, but the specific form presented here is not found in prior works.

Old Ruthenian

Etymology

Expected reflex of Old East Slavic сизъ (sizŭ), from Proto-Slavic *sìzъ.[1][2] Cognate with Russian си́зый (sízyj).

Adjective

*си́зый • (*sízyj)

  1. dove-coloured, warm grey, bluish
Old Ruthenian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *(s)ḱeh₃- (0 c, 1 e)

Descendants

  • Belarusian: сы́зы (sýzy), шы́зы (šýzy)
  • Ukrainian: си́зий (sýzyj)

References

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2006), “си́зий”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 5 (Р – Т), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 227
  2. ^ Tsykhun, G. A., editor (2010), “сы́зы”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 13 (су- – трапка́ч), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 114
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