Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/baranъ

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

Of uncertain non-Indo-European origin. Phonetically the best match is Old Turkic *baran (“walking, going”), from Proto-Turkic *baran (“one that goes”), but semantics are questionable (as well as the reason for borrowing such a common noun). If correct, one of very few Proto-Slavic loans from a Turkic language. Compare Albanian berr (“sheep”).

Noun

*baranъ m

1. ram (male sheep)

Declension

Declension of *baranъ (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*baranъ	*barana	*barani
genitive	*barana	*baranu	*baranъ
dative	*baranu	*baranoma	*baranomъ
accusative	*baranъ	*barana	*barany
instrumental	*baranъmь, *baranomь*	*baranoma	*barany
locative	*baraně	*baranu	*baraněxъ
vocative	*barane	*barana	*barani

^* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Derived terms

Derived terms (5)

• *baranica
• *baranina / *boranina
• *baranovъ
• *baranьcь
• *baranь

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: баранъ (baranŭ), боранъ (boranŭ)
    • Old Ruthenian: бара́нъ (barán), бора́нъ (borán)
      • Belarusian: бара́н (barán)
      • Carpathian Rusyn: бара́н (barán)
      • Ukrainian: бара́н (barán)
    • Russian: бара́н (barán); бора́н (borán) (dialectal)
• South Slavic:
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: ба̀ран

    Latin script: bàran

• West Slavic:
  • Old Czech: beran, baran
    • Czech: beran
  • Old Polish: baran
    • Polish: baran
    • Silesian: barōn
  • Old Slovak: baran
    • Pannonian Rusyn: баран (baran)
    • Slovak: baran
  • Pomeranian:
    • Kashubian: baran
    • Slovincian: barón, baran
  • Sorbian:
    • Upper Sorbian: boran
    • Lower Sorbian: baran

• Non-Slavic:
  • → Hungarian: bárány

References

• Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1974), “*baranъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 1 (*a – *besědьlivъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 155
• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “баран”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress