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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/smědъ

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

Suggested to be related with *mědь (copper), hence the Serbo-Croatian palatalized coda, or compare *rudъ (red) and *ryďь (red) for the variation.

Adjective

*smědъ

  1. brown

Inflection

Descendants

  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic: смѣдъ (smědŭ)
    • Bulgarian: смя́дов (smjádov) (obsolete)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: сме̏ђ
      Latin script: smȅđ
    • Slovene: smẹ̑d (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:

See also

Colors in Proto-Slavic · *mȃsti (layout · text)
     *bělъ
(of animals) *bronъ
     *sivъ, *śěrъ, *śědъ      *čьrnъ, *smaglъ, *smǫglъ
(of animals) *vornъ, *galъ
             *čьrvenъ, *ryďь, *ruměnъ              *rudъ, *granivъ; *smědъ
(of animals) *gnědъ
             *žьltъ
(of animals) *solvъ; *polvъ
             *zelenъ              *zelenъ, *grěnъ             
                          *polvъ              *siňь; *modrъ
             *slivъ              *bagrъ             

References

  • Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “Proto-Slavic/smědъ”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN, page 619
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