Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sujь

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Usually compared with Latin cavus (hollow), Sanskrit शून्य (śūnya, empty, baren), Ancient Greek κοῖλος (koîlos, hollow), Old Armenian սոր (sor, hole), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewH- (to get hollow). May be further related to Proto-Slavic *sovati (to shove) (of undetermined origin).

Sometimes, also compared with Lithuanian sáuja (handful), Latvian saũja (handful).

Adjective[edit]

*sùjь[1]

  1. vain, futile

Inflection[edit]

Accent paradigm a.

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: суи (sui)
  • South Slavic:

Further reading[edit]

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “суе”, 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), “суета”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 556
  • всує in Горох.ua (етимологія)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “sujь suja suje”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:a (SA 123; PR 133)