Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/žigъ

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Action/result noun from Proto-Slavic *žьgati (to burn, to brand) via enlongation of the root vowel, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (to burn). Akin to Proto-Celtic *degʷis (flame, blaze), Lithuanian dė̃gis (burn scar).

Noun[edit]

*žigъ m

  1. brand, burn mark
  2. residual heat, incandescence

Declension[edit]

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Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: вы́жиг (výžig)
  • South Slavic:
  • Non-Slavic:

Further reading[edit]

  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “жиг”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 542
  • Snoj, Marko (2016) “žȋg”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si