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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ščirъ

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

Etymology 1

Unknown. Formally compatible with Proto-Germanic *skīriz (pure, clear, sheer), though the semantic connection would be unclear.

Noun

*ščirъ f

  1. blite (Amaranthus gen. et spp., particularly Amaranthus blitum)
  2. mercury (Mercurialis gen. et spp.)
Inflection
Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: щир (ščir)
    • Ukrainian: щир (ščyr)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: štír
    • Polish: szczyr, szczer
    • Sorbian:
      • Lower Sorbian: šćěŕ (common groundsel)
      • Upper Sorbian: šćěr (mercury), šćěrjenc (amaranth)
  • Non-Slavic:
  • Old High German: stīr, stur (blite, endive) [from 11th century]

Etymology 2

Uncertain, but a connection to *širъ, *širokъ (wide) as well as to Proto-Germanic *skīriz (pure, sheer) is attractive.

Adjective

*ščirъ

  1. sincere, frank
Inflection
Descendants

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “щир”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “щирый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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