Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/skwajāˀ

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 *skwoy-eh₂ (o-grade), *skuy-eh₂ (zero-grade), from *skwey- (“needle, prickle, thorn”). Cognate with Dacian *skuia (“spruce, fir-tree”), Proto-Celtic *skʷiyats (“hawthorn”).

Noun

*skwajāˀ f[1][2][3]

  1. needles or branches of a coniferous tree
nouns

Descendants

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

From *skujāˀ:

References

  1. ^ EDBIL, page 410: “skuja”, “BSl. *skujaʔ”, “*skwojaʔ”, “PIE *skui-eh₂-”
  2. ^ EDSIL, page 206: “*xvoja”, “*xvojь”, “BSl. *sku(o)jaʔ”
  3. ^ BSW, page 268: “skui̯ā-”, “kṣu̯ai̯ā-”
  4. ^ ALEW 2.0, “skujà (2), (4)”

Further reading

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