Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/śī́ˀwas

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This Proto-Balto-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-Balto-Slavic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱih₃-wó-s, from *(s)ḱeh₃- (grey) +‎ *-wós.[1][2]

Adjective

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*śī́ˀwas[3][4]

  1. grey

Inflection

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Fixed accent.

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Descendants

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  • Lithuanian: šývas
  • Old Prussian: sijwan
  • Proto-Slavic: *sìvъ (see there for further descendants)

References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*hēwja-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 224
  2. ^ Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 105
  3. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*sìvъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 451:BSl. *śíʔvos
  4. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “šyvas”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 451:BSl. *śíʔwos