Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/źṓjinkas

This Proto-Balto-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-Balto-Slavic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰṓy-in-kos (literally “frisky animal > hare”), from *ǵʰey- (“to drive”). Cognate with Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰáyas, from which Sanskrit हय (háya, “horse”), Proto-Armenian *jeioh, from which Armenian ձի (ji, “horse”)

Noun

*źṓjinkas m[1]

  1. rabbit, hare

Descendants

  • Proto-Baltic: *zuojįkas
  • Proto-Slavic: *zàję̄cь, *zàjьcь (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ IESRJa Chernykh, vol. 1, page 318: “за́яц”, “*zajęcь < *zajinkos”

Further reading

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