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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bojьkъ

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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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Form an earlier u-stem adjective *bojъ +‎ *-ьkъ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyh₂- (to fight). Formally equivalent to Lithuanian bajùs (terrible),[1] which is from the same PIE root but from another meaning to frighten (whence are Proto-Slavic *bojati (to fear), *bojaznь (fear)). The later is attested relatively late, though.

Adjective

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*bojьkъ

  1. feisty, ready for fight
  2. brisky, energetic

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: бо́йкий (bójkij)
    • Ukrainian: бійкий (bijkyj)
  • South Slavic:

References

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  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “bajus”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 77