Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zmьjь

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

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Related to *zmьja and ultimately *zemľa, reflecting an original meaning of "animal which lives in the ground". [1]"eats from the earth or eats the earth"

For the semantic development within Indo-European, compare Kamkata-viri babístë, bibímstë (“snake”) < earlier *pa-bǘm stë (“being in the ground”).

Noun

*zmь̀jь m[2]

  1. snake
  2. dragon

Declension

Declension of *zmь̀jь (soft o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *zmь̀jь *zmьja *zmьji
genitive *zmьja *zmьju *zmьjь
dative *zmьju *zmьjema *zmьjemъ
accusative *zmь̀jь *zmьja *zmьję̇
instrumental *zmьjьmь, *zmьjemь* *zmьjema *zmьji
locative *zmьji *zmьju *zmьjixъ
vocative *zmьju *zmьja *zmьji

* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: змии (zmii), змьи (zmĭi), змѣи (změi)
      • Old Ruthenian: змей (zmej), змий (zmij)
      • Russian: змей (zmej) (see there for further descendants)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
  • Non-Slavic:

References

  1. ^ Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “змия”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 648
  2. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*zmь̀jь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 545
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