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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/šujь

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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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From earlier *sjūju, inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sjaujás, from Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)sewyós.

Indo-European cognates include Sanskrit सव्य (savya, left), Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬊𐬎𐬎𐬀 (haouua), 𐬵𐬀𐬊𐬌𐬌𐬀 (haoiia), Middle Welsh aswy, aseu (left) (*adsewyo-, *adsewo-).

Adjective

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*šȗjь

  1. left

Inflection

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Accent paradigm c.

Synonyms

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Antonyms

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Descendants

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References

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  • Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 487
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “шуй”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress