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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bujь

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

From *bujati + *-jь, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewH-.

Adjective

*bujь

  1. overexcited, volatile
    (by extension)quick-tempered, foolish

Declension

Proto-Slavic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰewH-‎ (0 c, 6 e)

Derived terms

  • *bujьnъ (impetuous, violent)
  • *bujestь (thoughtlessness)
  • *bujьstо (ignorance, violence)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: бꙋи (bui)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Old Cyrillic script: боуи (bui)
      Glagolitic script: [Term?]
    • Serbo-Croatian: (archaic)
      Cyrillic script: буј
      Latin script: buj
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*bujь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 84
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “буй”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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