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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/gajь

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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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Of onomatopoeic nature, from the call *ga! +‎ *-jь. Related to Proto-Slavic *gajati (to caw, to croak), from Proto-Indo-European *g⁽ʷ⁾eH-. Akin to Lithuanian gáida (melody).

Noun

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*gajь m

  1. squeak (high-pitch call)
Alternative forms
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Declension
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: гай m (gaj), га́я f (gája) (dialectal)
    • Ukrainian: гай (haj) (dialectal)
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: haj (colloquial interjection)
    • Slovak: haj (dialectal interjection)
Further reading
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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “гай”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1979), “*gajь II”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 6 (*e – *golva), Moscow: Nauka, page 86
  • гаївка in Горох.ua (Етимологія)

Etymology 2

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Per Vasmer and Trubachev, most likely from a long-grade ablaut of *gojiti (to nurture, heal) +‎ *-ъ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- (to live). Perhaps originally meaning thicket or protected, safe spot. Berneker alternatively proposes a derivation from Proto-Slavic *gati (to pass, to go), presumably from an earlier meaning place where one can pass through.

Noun

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*gãjь m[1][2]

  1. grove
    Synonyms: *oršča, *gǫstakъ
Declension
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Descendants
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  • Non-Slavic:
Further reading
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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “гай”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1979), “*gajь I”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 6 (*e – *golva), Moscow: Nauka, page 85
  • gojus”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012

References

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  1. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “gajь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:b (RPT 99)
  2. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “gaj”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:*gajь̏