Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/darъ
Proto-Slavic
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *dōˀra, from an earlier *dōˀran, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₃rom (“gift”), from the root *deh₃- (“to give”),[1] turning masculine by Illič-Svityč's rule. From *dati (“to give”) + *-rъ.
Direct cognates are Ancient Greek δῶρον (dôron, “gift”), Old Armenian տուր (tur). Indirect cognates (with the suffix *-no) are Latin dōnum (“gift”), Sanskrit दान (dāná, “gift”).
Reconstruction
Vasmer and Derksen assume an original v-stem, but ESSJa claims that the forms with -ov- are secondary. Sławski claims that the evidence in inconclusive, and the history of the word as well as the derivatives indicate a coexistence of a v-stem.
Noun
- gift (given to another)
- (figuratively) talent, gift (ability)
- (in the plural) ceremonial gifts offered to the bride and groom during a wedding or exchanged during the wedding between the closest relatives and newlyweds
Inflection
singular | dual | plural | |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | *dȃrъ | *dȃry | *dȃrove |
genitive | *dȃru | *darovù | *daròvъ |
dative | *dȃrovi | *darъmà | *dȃrъmъ |
accusative | *dȃrъ | *dȃry | *dȃry |
instrumental | *dȃrъmь | *darъmà | *darъmì |
locative | *darú | *darovù | *dȃrъxъ |
vocative | *daru | *dȃry | *dȃrove |
Derived terms
Related terms
- *dati (“to give”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Derksen, Rick (2008) “*dȃrъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 96: “m. u (c) ‘gift’”
- ^ Kapović, Mate (2007) “The Development of Proto-Slavic Quantity”, in Wiener Slavistisches Jahrbuch[1], University of Vienna, page 7: “*dȃrъ”
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “darъ daru”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[2], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “c (NA 137; PR 137; RPT 102)”
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “дар”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1977), “*darъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 4 (*čaběniti – *děľa), Moscow: Nauka, page 191
- Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1976), “*darъ”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 2 (caca – davьnota), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 346