Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/byvolъ

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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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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Vulgar Latin *būvalus, from Latin būbalus, from Ancient Greek βούβαλος (boúbalos). Many of the descendants influenced by a reanalysis as *bujь (wild) +‎ *volъ (ox).

Noun

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*byvolъ m

  1. buffalo

Declension

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Descendants

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References

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  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*byvolъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 158
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “бу́йвол”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress