Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/staja

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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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Etymology

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Object noun of *stati (to stand) +‎ *-ja. Related to Lithuanian stójus (rare), stotìs (station) and further akin to Proto-Germanic *stiją (sty, shelter).

A homomorphous resultant noun is attested in Polish staja f, staje n (span, unit of measure), Ukrainian ста́я (stája, id.).

Noun

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*stàja f[1][2]

  1. stall, stationcompartment
    Synonyms: *stojidlo, *stajadlo
  2. (by extension) sty, barn, stable (stall for livestock)
    herd, flock (East Slavic)
    Synonyms: *stado, *čьrda

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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Further reading

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “стая”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “стая”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 439

References

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  1. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “staja”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:a (RPT 109)
  2. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “staja”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:Pslovan. *sta̋ja