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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/cěpъ

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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 Proto-Indo-European *(s)kēi-p- : *(s)koi-p-.

Compare Lithuanian skiẽpas, skiẽpti : skiẽbti, Old High German skivaro, Old Norse skīfa, Ancient Greek σκοῖπος (skoîpos).

Probably related to Ancient Greek σκίπων (skípōn), Latin sсīрiō, Proto-Germanic *skipą (ship; hollow object), perhaps Latin scindō (I split), Ancient Greek σχίζω (skhízō, I split, cleave), Sanskrit छिनत्ति (chinatti), perhaps Sanskrit शिफा (śíphā, fibrous or flexible root).

Noun

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*cěpъ m[1]

  1. stick
  2. flail

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Non-Slavic:

Further reading

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  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “цеп”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 366
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*cěpъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 186
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “цеп”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

References

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  1. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “cěpъ cěpa”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:d flail (NA 101; SA 22, 156; OSA 41, 140; RPT 98)