Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/čexъlъ

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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

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Alternative reconstructions

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Etymology

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A derivative probably to *čexati, *česati (to scratch) in the sense that “rolling up” the sleeve is scratching, or it means “tearing” relating to the mode of manufacture, with the suffix +‎ *-ъlъ. Curiously the formally fitting Slovene word čéhəlj, čéšəlj means exactly a hair or curry comb.

Noun

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*čexъlъ m

  1. sleeve
  2. a garment with long sleeves, overshirt

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  • Stachowski, Marek (2009) “Eugen Helminskis Materialien zur Erforschung der ältesten slawisch-ungarischen Sprachkontakte”, in Studia Etymologica Cracoviensia[1], volume 14 (overall work in German and Russian), page 48
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1977), “*čexъlъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 4 (*čaběniti – *děľa), Moscow: Nauka, page 35
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “чехо́л”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress