Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/abьje
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Proto-Slavic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possibly from a Proto-Indo-European root *abʰ-. Compare Sanskrit अह्नाय (ahnāya, “instantly, at once”), Ancient Greek ἄφαρ (áphar, “at once”), ἄφνω (áphnō, “suddenly”).
Compare also Old Novgorodian абьно (abĭno, “if, when”).
Adverb[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- South Slavic:
References[edit]
- ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1974), “*abьje”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 1 (*a – *besědьlivъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 51
- ^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1974), “abьje”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volumes 1 (a – bьzděti), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 149
Further reading[edit]
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “абие”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress