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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/divota

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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 1

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From *divъ (delightful, astonishing, unusual) +‎ *-ota and deverbal from *diviti.

Noun

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*divota f[1]

  1. admiration, delight, astonishment
  2. that which causes delight, astonishment
Declension
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Descendants
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References

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  1. ^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1979), “divota 1.”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 3 (davьnъ – dobirati sę), Wrocław: Ossolineum, →ISBN, page 223

Etymology 2

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From *divъ (feral, wild) +‎ *-ota.

Noun

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*divota f[1][2]

  1. wildness
    Synonym: *divьjeta
Declension
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Descendants
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References

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  1. ^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1979), “divota 2.”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 3 (davьnъ – dobirati sę), Wrocław: Ossolineum, →ISBN, page 223
  2. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1978), “*divota”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 5 (*dělo – *dьržьlь), Moscow: Nauka, page 34