Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pelynъ

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

  • *pelynь

Etymology

Per Vasmer, from the root of *polěti (“to burn”), which is akin to *paliti (“to burn, to singe”). Other proposals include relation with Proto-Slavic *pelvelъ (“weed”), *polvъ (“pale”).

Noun

*pelynъ m

  1. artemisia, wormwood

Inflection

Declension of *pelynъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *pelynъ *pelyna *pelyni
genitive *pelyna *pelynu *pelynъ
dative *pelynu *pelynoma *pelynomъ
accusative *pelynъ *pelyna *pelyny
instrumental *pelynъmь, *pelynomь* *pelynoma *pelyny
locative *pelyně *pelynu *pelyněxъ
vocative *pelyne *pelyna *pelyni

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

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: пелꙑнъ (pelynŭ), пелꙑнь (pelynĭ)
      • Belarusian: полы́н (polýn)
      • Russian: полы́нь f (polýnʹ)
      • Ukrainian: поли́н (polýn)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “полы́нь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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