barnaj
Sudovian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Baltic *bernas, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to bear”). Compare Lithuanian bérnas, Latvian bȩ̄̀rns, however Old Prussian maldenikis, malnijks.[1][2]
Noun
[edit]barnaj
- children (plural)
- “Pagan dialects from Narew” line 101, (copied by V. Zinov, 1983):
References
[edit]- ^ Zigmas Zinkevičius (1985) “Lenkų-jotvingių žodynėlis? [A Polish-Yotvingian dictionary?]”, in Baltistica, volume 21, number 1 (in Lithuanian), Vilnius: VU, , page 70: “barnaj ‘vaikai, l. dzieci’ 101.”
- ^ “bérnas” in Hock et al., Altlitauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch 2.0 (online, 2020–): “nar. s.pl. barnai Kinder”.