Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/stožěrъ

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

Alternative forms

• *stožarъ

Etymology

From *stogъ (“stack”) +‎ *-ěrъ. Most likely a descendant of Proto-Indo-European *stogʰ- > Ancient Greek στόχος (stókhos, “brick pillar”), Lithuanian stãgaras (“dry stalk”) convoluted with Proto-Indo-European *stegʷʰ- (“encircling”) > Ancient Greek στέφω (stéphō, “to encircle”). Vasmer points an origin from *(s)teg- (“to cover”) which also gave Proto-Germanic *stakô (“stake”), Latin toga. This derivation, however, conflicts with Winter's law. According to Trubachyov, the lemma and its derivatives ultimately come from *stojati (“to stand”).

Noun

*stožěrъ m

1. pivotal stake

Declension

Declension of *stožěrъ (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*stožěrъ	*stožěra	*stožěri
genitive	*stožěra	*stožěru	*stožěrъ
dative	*stožěru	*stožěroma	*stožěromъ
accusative	*stožěrъ	*stožěra	*stožěry
instrumental	*stožěrъmь, *stožěromь*	*stožěroma	*stožěry
locative	*stožěrě	*stožěru	*stožěrěxъ
vocative	*stožěre	*stožěra	*stožěri

^* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Related terms

• *stogъ (“stack”)
• *stěgъ (“flag”)
• *stožьkъ (“conus”) (late derivative)

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: стожаръ (stožarŭ), стъжаръ (stŭžarŭ)
    • Old Ruthenian: стежаръ (stežar), щежеръ (ščežer)
      • Belarusian: стажа́р (stažár)
      • Ukrainian: сто́жар (stóžar)
  • Russian: стожа́р (stožár), стожа́рь (stožárʹ), стежер (stežer)
• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic:

    Old Cyrillic script: стожѣръ (stožěrŭ), стежеръ (stežerŭ)

    Glagolitic script: ⱄⱅⱁⰶⱑⱃⱏ (stožěrŭ)

  • Bulgarian: сто́жер (stóžer), сто́жар (stóžar), сте́жар (stéžar)
  • Macedonian: стожер (stožer), стежер (stežer)
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: сто̏же̄р

    Latin script: stȍžēr

  • Slovene: stožér, stožêr, stežér
• West Slavic:
  • Czech: stožár
  • Old Polish: ścieżeje
  • Slovak: stožiar
  • Sorbian:
    • Lower Sorbian: sćažor
    • Upper Sorbian: sćežor