Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/skǫdьnъ

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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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Probably cognate with Avestan 𐬯𐬗𐬀𐬥𐬛𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬈𐬌𐬥𐬙𐬌 (scandaiieinti, they destroy), 𐬯𐬐𐬆𐬥𐬛𐬀 (skənda, broken; illness), Latin scandula (shingles) (also scindula).

Adjective

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*skǫdьnъ

  1. scant
  2. poor

Inflection

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Descendants

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Further reading

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