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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sьčava

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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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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From *sьkati, *sьcati (to piss), because one tanned with urine, +‎ *-ava.

Noun

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*sьčava f

  1. tanning liquor
  2. juice from any plant under the condition that it is somehow pungent
  3. sorrel, dock

Inflection

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Derived terms

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  • *sьčavьnъ (sour, pungent, tanning)
    • Old East Slavic: щавьныи (ščavĭnyi, sour)[1]
      • Middle Russian: щавьнь (ščavʹnʹ, sour) (15-17ᵗʰ cent.)

Descendants

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References

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  • Boryś, Wiesław (1976) Etymologie słowiańskie i polskie. Wybór studiów z okazji 45-lecia pracy naukowej[1] (in Polish), Warsaw: Slawistyczny ośrodek wydawniczy, published 2007, →ISBN, pages 53–70 = Rocznik Slawistyczny XXXVII, pages 47–63
  • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “ща́ва́”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
  1. ^ Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1912) “щавьныи”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎[2] (in Russian), volume 3 (Р – Ꙗ и дополненія), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 1605