Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pivo

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

Etymology

From *pìti (to drink) +‎ *-ivo.

Noun

*pȋvo n[1]

  1. beverage
    Synonyms: *napojь, *napitъkъ, *pitьje
    1. beer
      Synonym: *olъ

Inflection

Declension of *pȋvo (hard o-stem, accent paradigm c)
singular dual plural
nominative *pȋvo *pȋvě *pivà
genitive *pȋva *pivù *pĩvъ
dative *pȋvu *pivomà *pivòmъ
accusative *pȋvo *pȋvě *pivà
instrumental *pȋvъmь, *pȋvomь* *pivomà *pivý
locative *pȋvě *pivù *pivě̃xъ
vocative *pivo *pȋvě *pivà

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

Derived terms

nouns
adjective

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: пиво (pivo)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

References

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*pȋvo”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 402:n. o (c) ‘drink, beer’

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “пиво”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “piwo”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN, page 438