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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/rębъ

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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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Compare Latvian ràibs (variegated, spotted), Lithuanian raĩbas (variegated, spotted), probably, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁erbʰ-.

Adjective

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*rębъ

  1. speckled, spotted

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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Further reading

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