Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sъlučajьnъ

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

From *sъlučajь +‎ *-ьnъ.

Adjective

*sъlučajьnъ

1. accidental, random

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Russian: случайный (slučajnyj)
• South Slavic:
  • Bulgarian: слу́чаен (slúčaen)
  • Macedonian: случаен (slučaen)
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: слу̏ча̄јан

    Latin script: slȕčājan

Further reading

• Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “случай”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 130