Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zěnica

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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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The pupil is the central transparent area (showing as black).

Alternative forms

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  • *zěnьka, *zěnъka

Etymology

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Substantivized participle **zěnъ +‎ *-ica, from **zěti (to gape) (compare *zěvati).

Noun

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*zěnica f

  1. (anatomy) pupil

Declension

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  • *zěvati (to yawn) (pres. *zěvajǫ)
  • *zijati, *zьjati (to open (one's mouth), gape, be wide open)) (pres. *zějǫ)
  • *zinǫti (to open (one's mouth), gape) (pres. *zinǫ)

Descendants

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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 542
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “зеница”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “зеница”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 324