Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/źwēˀrīˀnāˀ

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

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰweh₁r-iHneh₂ or *ǵʰweh₁r-eyneh₂, from *ǵʰwer- (“wild animal”). By surface analysis, *źwēˀrís +‎ *-īˀnāˀ. Cognate with Latin ferīna (< Proto-Italic *ferīnā).

Noun

*źwēˀrīˀnāˀ f[1]

  1. wildmeat, game

Descendants

  • Proto-Slavic: *zvěrina (see there for further descendants)

From *źwēˀreināˀ:

  • East Baltic:
    • Old Lithuanian: zwieriena (since 1642)[2]
      • Lithuanian: žvėri̇́ena, žvėrienà
      • Samogitian: žvieriena

References

  1. ^ BSW, page 375: “žu̯ēreinā-”
  2. ^ ALEW 2.0, “žvėríena, žvėrienà”

Further reading

  • SEJL2, page 2371: “žvėrìs”, “žvėríena”
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