Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/botьjanъ

This Proto-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-Slavic

Alternative reconstructions

*botěnъ (ЭССЯ)

Etymology

Probably of onomatopoeic origin, from the root of Proto-Slavic *botati, *botěti (“to bash, to prong”) + *-janъ, in association to the “cracking” call of storks or to their prong-like hunting technique. Alternatively, a borrowing.

Noun

*botьjanъ m

stork
Synonym: *stьrkъ

Declension

Declension of *botьjanъ (hard o-stem)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*botьjanъ	*botьjana	*botьjani
genitive	*botьjana	*botьjanu	*botьjanъ
dative	*botьjanu	*botьjanoma	*botьjanomъ
accusative	*botьjanъ	*botьjana	*botьjany
instrumental	botьjanъmь, botьjanomь^*	*botьjanoma	*botьjany
locative	*botьjaně	*botьjanu	*botьjaněxъ
vocative	*botьjane	*botьjana	*botьjani

^* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Related terms

*botęga (“stork”)

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Belarusian: баця́н (bacján), буця́н (bucján)
- Russian: ботя́н (botján)
- Ukrainian: боця́н (bocján)
- Carpathian Rusyn: боцан (bocan)
West Slavic:
- Old Czech: bočan
- Kashubian: bòcón
- Polabian: büťăn
- Old Polish: bocian
  - Polish: bocian
  - Silesian: boczōń
- Slovak: bocian
- Sorbian:
  - Lower Sorbian: bóśan
  - Upper Sorbian: baćon