Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/šьvьcь

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

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *sjuwikos. Equivalent to *šiti (“to sew”) +‎ *-ьcь. Cognate with Lithuanian siuvìkas, siuvikis (“tailor”), Old Prussian schuwikis (“tailor”)

Noun

*šьvьcь ?

1. tailor
2. shoemaker

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: шьвьць (šĭvĭcĭ)
    • Belarusian: шаве́ц (šavjéc)
    • Russian: швец (švec)
    • Ukrainian: швець (švecʹ)
• South Slavic:
  • Serbo-Croatian:

    Cyrillic script: ша́вац

    Latin script: šávac

• West Slavic:
  • Czech: švec
  • Old Polish: szwiec
    • Polish: szewc
  • Slovak: švec

References

• Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 488
• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “швец”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress