Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/smědъ

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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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Suggested to be related with *mědь (copper), hence the Serbo-Croatian palatalized coda, or compare *rudъ (red) and *ryďь (red) for the variation; see also Proto-Germanic *smītaną (to strike, smear).[1]

Adjective

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*smědъ

  1. brown

Inflection

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Descendants

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See also

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Colors in Proto-Slavic · *mȃsti (layout · text)
     *bělъ
(of animals) *bronъ
     *sivъ, *śěrъ, *śědъ      *čьrnъ, *smaglъ, *smǫglъ
(of animals) *vornъ, *galъ
             *čьrvenъ, *ryďь, *ruměnъ              *rudъ, *granivъ; *smědъ
(of animals) *gnědъ
             *žьltъ
(of animals) *solvъ; *polvъ
             *zelenъ              *zelenъ, *grěnъ             
                          *polvъ              *siňь; *modrъ
             *slivъ              *bagrъ             

References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*smītan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 459

Further reading

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  • Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “Proto-Slavic/smědъ”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN, page 619