Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zaraza

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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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Formed as *za- +‎ *raziti (to pound, to bounce) + *-a.

Noun

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*zaraza f

  1. thrust
    (by extension) obstacle, hindrance
  2. (by abstraction) infection, contagion
    Synonym: *kuga

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) “зараза”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “зараза”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 607