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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/polnъ

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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 *palˀnas, from Proto-Indo-European *polh₂-no-s, metathesis of *ploh₂-no-s, from *pleh₂- (flat). Baltic cognates include Latvian plāns (thin, delicate, poor), Lithuanian plónas (thin, delicate, rare). Similiar formation is also found in Latin plānus (but from e-grade instead).

Adjective

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*pȏlnъ (Western dialectal)

  1. without growth on it, barren, fruitless
  2. flat, plain, even, smooth
  3. fruitless, vain, otiose

Inflection

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Accent paradigm с.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • South Slavic:
    • Slovene: plȃn (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:

References

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  • Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “Proto-Slavic/polnъ”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN, pages 445–446
  • Olander, Thomas (2001) “polnъ polno polna”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:c (SA 109)
  • Snoj, Marko (2016) “plȃn”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si