Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/porxъno

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

Possibly substantivized adjective *porxъnъ (judging by Upper Sorbian prochny (“mouldering, rotten”), Czech práchněti (“to become covered with rot, mould, to decay”), Ukrainian по́рохонь f (póroxonʹ, “rotten tree”)), related to *porxъ, *poršiti and *-ьnъ.

Noun

*porxъno n

  1. something rotten, mouldy, decayed (rot, rotten/rotted tree)

Inflection

Declension of *porxъno (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *porxъno *porxъně *porxъna
genitive *porxъna *porxъnu *porxъnъ
dative *porxъnu *porxъnoma *porxъnomъ
accusative *porxъno *porxъně *porxъna
instrumental *porxъnъmь, *porxъnomь* *porxъnoma *porxъny
locative *porxъně *porxъnu *porxъněxъ
vocative *porxъno *porxъně *porxъna

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

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: порохно́ (poroxnó)
    • Ukrainian: порохно́ (poroxnó)
  • South Slavic: —
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: práchno
    • Polish: próchno
    • Slovak: práchno

References

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