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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/morǫgъ

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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-Indo-European *mor- (depleted, dark) + *-ǫgъ. Cognate with Ancient Greek μόρυχος (mórukhos, dark).

The East Slavic forms were likely influenced by unrelated Proto-Slavic *murъ (dirt) (cf. Bulgarian му́ргав (múrgav, dark, tanned), Serbo-Croatian му̏ргаст (olive)).

Adjective

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*morǫgъ

  1. dark, dim, swarthy (of animals, plants, people, places)
    Synonyms: (more generic) *tьmьnъ, *morčьnъ, *smǫglъ
  2. (by extension) motley, sundry, spotted
    Synonyms: *pьstrъ, *pěgavъ

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “maroga”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:Pslovan. *marǫ̋ga

Further reading

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  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1992), “*morǫgъ(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 19 (*męs⁽'⁾arь – *morzakъ), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 239
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “муругий”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “муругий”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “моруга”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 247