Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/tvarь

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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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Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *twōrˀ-, from Proto-Indo-European *twōrH-, equivalent to *tvoriti +‎ *-ь. Cognate with Lithuanian tvorà (fence).

Noun

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*tvȃrь f

  1. creation, creature
  2. (West Slavic) face

Declension

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Descendants

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  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: тварь (tvarĭ)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

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  • Derksen, Rick (2008) “*tvȃrь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 500
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “тварь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress