Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/vina

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

Fossilized verbal noun of otherwise obsolete Proto-Balto-Slavic *wīˀtei (to persecute) + *-na, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- (to rush, to hunt, to chase); compare Latin vindex (protector, vindicator). Akin to Latvian vaĩna (guilt), Lithuanian vainà (guilt) (with o-grade ablaut).[1]

Noun

*vinà f[2]

  1. fault, guilt, blame

Inflection

Declension of *vinà (hard a-stem, accent paradigm c)
singular dual plural
nominative *vinà *vȋně *vȋny
genitive *viný *vinù *vĩnъ
dative *vině̀ *vinàma *vinàmъ
accusative *vȋnǫ *vȋně *vȋny
instrumental *vinojǫ́ *vinàma *vinàmi
locative *vȋně *vinù *vinàsъ, *vinàxъ*
vocative *vino *vȋně *vȋny

* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.

Derived terms

adjectives
  • *nevinьnъ
  • *vinьnъ
  • *vinovьnъ
verbs

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: вина (vina)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
  • Non-Slavic

References

  1. ^ Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “вина́”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  2. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “vina viny”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:c skyld (PR 135)

Further reading

  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “вина”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 148