Reconstruction:Old Polish/dobry dzień

This Old Polish 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.

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dobrъ dьnь. By surface analysis, literally, “good day”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /dɔbrɨː d͡ʑɛːɲ/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /dɔbrɨ d͡ʑeɲ/

Phrase

*dobry dzień

1. good day

Descendants

• Polish: (dated) dobry dzień, dobrydzień (dated or regional)
• ⇒ Polish: dzień dobry
  • → Belarusian: дзе́нь до́бры (dzjénʹ dóbry) (calque)
  • → Silesian: dziyń dobry (calque)
  • → Ukrainian: де́нь до́брий (dénʹ dóbryj) (calque)
• Silesian: dobry dziyń

References

• Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1979), “dobrъ”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 3 (davьnъ – dobirati sę), Wrocław: Ossolineum, →ISBN, page 310