Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/smaga

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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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By surface analysis, *smagati (to whip) +‎ *-a, most likely akin to Lithuanian smõgti (to strike, to sway). Further origin unclear.

Has been tenatively compared with Ancient Greek σμήχω (smḗkhō, to wipe off, to purge).

Noun

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*smàga f

  1. heat, singe, dryness

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) “смага”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “смага”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
  • smogti”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012