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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/struna

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

Uncertain. The two main hypotheses are:

  • From Proto-Indo-European *sterh₁- (to streak, to strip)[1], akin to *strěla (arrow), possibly from an unattested *-uti derivative *struti (to strain) + *-nъ + *-a. If correct, then the Slavic lemma would be a cognate with Proto-Germanic *strinô (strip, strand).
  • From Proto-Indo-European *srew- (to flow, to stream) (possibly *strew- (to strew)), akin to Proto-Slavic *struja, *struga (stream), either via the earlier form *strugna or (according to Vasmer) *strugsna. Neither form is phonetically satisfactory.

Noun

*strùna f[2][1]

  1. string (of a musical instrument)
    Synonyms: *postornъkъ, *vьrvь

Declension

Derived terms

  • *strunьnъ (stringed)

Descendants

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “струна́”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “струна”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 507

References

  1. Snoj, Marko (2016) “struna”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:*strűna
  2. Olander, Thomas (2001) “struna”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:a (PR 132)
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