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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/solvъ

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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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From Proto-Indo-European *solHwos. Indo-European cognates include Old High German salwo (dirty yellow), Old Irish salach (dirty).

Adjective

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*solvъ

  1. yellowish-gray

Declension

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  • *solviti (grow dim (of the eyes); become lethargic, sleepy)
  • *solvьjь (nightingale)

Descendants

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  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: соло́вꙑи (solóvyi, light red color with white tail and mane (about horses))
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:

References

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  • Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 460