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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kovylь

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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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Alternative reconstructions

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Etymology

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According to ESSJa, a verbal noun of *kovati (to forge). Cognate with Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐍅𐌹 (hawi, grass, hay).

Noun

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*kovylь m

  1. feathergrass (any of various grasses of the genus Stipa)

Declension

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Descendants

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Further reading

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  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1985), “*kovylь/*kovylь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 12 (*koulъkъ – *kroma/*kromъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 15
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ковы́ль”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress