Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bojьnъ

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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]

Formed as *bojь (fight) +‎ *-ьnъ, from *bʰeyh₂- (to strike, hew).

Adjective[edit]

*bojьnъ

  1. military

Inflection[edit]

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Further reading[edit]

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1975), “*bojьnъ(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 2 (*bez – *bratrъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 167