Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pečěra

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

Etymology

Common East and West Slavic dialectal *pek- (“to bake, to roast”) +‎ *-ēra. Compare South Slavic cognate *pečura.

Noun

*pečěra f

1. something roasted or dried on stove
2. edible agaric, champignon (mushroom consumed mainly roasted and dried)

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Russian: печери́ца (pečeríca)
  • Ukrainian: печери́ця (pečerýcja)
• South Slavic:
  • → Slovene: pečárka
• West Slavic:
  • Czech: pečárka
  • Polish: pieczarka
  • Slovak: pečiarka

Related terms

• *peťi
• *pečara
• *pečura

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “печерица”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “печура”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress