Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/męžьjь

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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-Balto-Slavic *menź-jas-, from Proto-Indo-European *mengʰ-yos-, from *mengʰ-. Equivalent to *męzъ +‎ *-jьjь.

Adjective

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*męžьšь[1]

  1. convex
  2. thick, wide

Declension

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Descendants

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  • West Slavic:
    • Old Polish: miąższy
    • Slovincian: mjõższi

References

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  1. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1992), “*męžьšьjь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 19 (*męs⁽'⁾arь – *morzakъ), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 24