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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sьrpъ

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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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*sьrpъ

Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *sírpas, from Proto-Indo-European *sr̥p-. Cognate with Latvian sirpis, Latvian sìrps; Hittite 𒊬𒉺 (šarpa-, farming tool), Sanskrit सृणि (sṛṇi), Ancient Greek ἅρπη (hárpē), Latin sarpō.

Noun

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*sь̃rpъ or *sь̑rpъ m[1]

  1. sickle

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: сьрпъ (sĭrpŭ)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
  • Non-Slavic:
  • Proto-Finnic: *cirppi (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

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

References

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  1. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “sьrpъ sьrpa”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:c (SA 156); b (PR 134); d (OSA 42, 147) segl.