Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/melьnica

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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 *melьnъ +‎ *-ica, from *melti (to grind, mill) +‎ *-ьnъ.

Noun

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*melьnica f

  1. mill

Declension

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Descendants

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  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: ме́льница (mélʹnica)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

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  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “мелница”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 728