Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kroma

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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

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Etymology

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Likely from Proto-Indo-European *(s)krem-, an extension of *(s)ker- (to cut). Akin to German Schramme (scratch), possibly Ancient Greek κρημνός (krēmnós, river bank).

Noun

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*krōmà f

  1. edge, boundary
  2. slice

Usage notes

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In a number of daughter languages, the locative case *kromě[1] is used as a preposition with meaning except, but.

Alternative forms

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Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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Further reading

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “крома”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1985), “*kroma/*kromъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 12 (*koulъkъ – *kroma/*kromъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 185
  • Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “скром”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 802
  • крома in Горох.ua

References

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  1. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “kromě”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:b udenfor, pånær (PR 136)