Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sluga

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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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Disputed:

Noun

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*slūgà m[2][3]

  1. servant, attendant
    Synonym: *prislužьnikъ

Usage notes

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The word usually refers to a male servant, even though it is an ā-stem. The female equivalent is *slugyni < *sluga +‎ *-yni.

Declension

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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) “слуга”, 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), “слуга”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 117
  • slauga”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012

References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2010) “Some Celto-Slavic etymologies”, in Studia Celto-Slavica, volume 3, page 16:5. PCelt. *slowgo- ‘troop, army’
  2. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “sluga”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:Pslovan. *sluga̋
  3. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “sluga slugy”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:b (SA 104; PR 135)