aucima

Sudovian

Etymology

Composed of two morphemes, au- and cima:

• The prefix au- is from Proto-Balto-Slavic *au- (“away from”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew (“away from”).
• The morpheme cima is likely from Proto-Balto-Slavic *káimas, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos (“village, home”), from the root *ḱey- (“to settle”).

Cognates

au-: Compare Old Prussian aumūsnan (“ablution”), aulāut (“to die”). Corresponds to Proto-Slavic *u- (“away”). The prefix au- exists in the Eastern Baltic languages too, but is less common, e.g. in Lithuanian mostly supplanted by nu-. cima: Compare Lithuanian káimas (“village, countryside”), kiẽmas (“courtyard, village”), Latvian ciems (“village”), Old Prussian caymis (“village”).

Noun

aucima

1. village, countryside
   • “Pagan dialects from Narew” line 16, (copied by V. Zinov, 1983):

     wieſ [wieś] — aucima

     wieſ [wieś] — countryside