Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/lū́ˀśis

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

  • ? *rū́ˀśis

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *lúHḱ-is, from *lewḱ-, from *lewk- (“bright; to shine”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *luhsaz m, *luhǭ f,[1] Proto-Hellenic *lúnks, from which Ancient Greek λύγξ (lúnx), Armenian լուսան (lusan).

Noun

*lū́ˀśis m[2][3]

  1. lynx

Descendants

  • East Baltic:
    • Latvian: lũsis; ⇒ lũsa
    • Old Lithuanian: lūšis (since c. 1620)[4]
      • Lithuanian: lū́šis, lūšỹs; ⇒ lū́šė; ⇒ lū̃šio
      • Samogitian: lų́šis, lųnšis, lūšės, lūšis
  • West Baltic:
    • Old Prussian: luysis
  • Proto-Slavic: *rỳsь (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ EDPG, page 342‒343: “*luhō-”, “*luhsa-”
  2. ^ EDBIL, page 297: “lūšis”
  3. ^ BSW, page 164: “lūši-”, “rūši-”
  4. ^ ALEW 2.0, “lū́šis”

Further reading

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