Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/aščerъ
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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]
Perhaps from *a- (“no-”) + *ščerъ with second element possibly meaning:
- “agile, nimble” in reference to the reptilian locomotion of lizards. Akin to Proto-Slavic *skorъ (“speedy, quick”), possibly *xъrtъ (“hound”), *čьrtъ (“demon”). Further cognate with Lithuanian skėrỹs, skėrẽlis (“locust”), Latvian šķírgaîlis (“lizard”).
- “fur, pelt” in reference to the hairless skin of lizards. Akin to Proto-Slavic *skora (“hide”) and cognate with Albanian shqarr (“marten”). Similar meaning is attested in secondary Russian я́щер (jáščer, “rough leather”). A variation of this hypothesis (due to Potebnja) proposes that the prefix *a- is instead a clipping of unattested *aхъ (“prickly, scrubby”), cognate with Sanskrit आखु (ākhú, “mole”), possibly Ancient Greek σκίουρος (skíouros, “squirrel”).
In either case, possibly cognate with Sanskrit आश्चर्य (āścarya, “wonderful, marvelous”) (according to Machek).
Per Brückner, may alternatively reflect *askъ (“burrow, hollow”) + *-erъ in view of some rare forms with alternative ending (in *-elь, *-jurъ). Effectively meaning “burrow-dwelling animal” (even though lizards are not known to dig their lairs).
Noun[edit]
*aščerъ m[1]
- lizard
- salamander
- (by extension) sort of skin inflammation (mycosis, scleroderma, aphtha, sore throat, etc.)
Alternative forms[edit]
Inflection[edit]
Declension of *aščerъ (hard o-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *aščerъ | *aščera | *aščeri |
| genitive | *aščera | *aščeru | *aščerъ |
| dative | *aščeru | *aščeroma | *aščeromъ |
| accusative | *aščerъ | *aščera | *aščery |
| instrumental | *aščerъmь, *aščeromь* | *aščeroma | *aščery |
| locative | *aščerě | *aščeru | *aščerěxъ |
| vocative | *aščere | *aščera | *aščeri |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading[edit]
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “я́щер”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1974), “*aščerъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 1 (*a – *besědьlivъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 81
- “skėrỹs”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
References[edit]
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*aščerъ; *aščerica”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 30: “m. o; f. jā ‘lizard’”