Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/olějь

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

Borrowed from Latin oleum, or directly from Ancient Greek ἔλαιον (élaion).

Noun

*olějь m

1. oil, olive oil

Declension

Declension of *olějь (soft o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*olějь	*olěja	*olěji
genitive	*olěja	*olěju	*olějь
dative	*olěju	*olějema	*olějemъ
accusative	*olějь	*olěja	*olěję̇
instrumental	*olějьmь, *olějemь*	*olějema	*olěji
locative	*olěji	*olěju	*olějixъ
vocative	*olěju	*olěja	*olěji

^* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: олѣи (olěi, “olive oil”)
    • Old Ruthenian: олѣй (olěj), алѣй (alěj)
      • Belarusian: алей (aljej)
      • Ukrainian: олія (olija)
• South Slavic:
  • Slovene: olje
  • Old Church Slavonic: олѣи (olěi)
    • → Romanian: ulei
• West Slavic:
  • Czech: olej
  • Polish: olej
  • Sorbian:
    • Lower Sorbian: wolej
    • Upper Sorbian: wolij

References

• Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “Proto-Slavic/olějь”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka