Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/brěskъ

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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-Indo-European *bʰreh₁ḱ- (to brighten) + *-skъ. Cognate with Lithuanian brė́kšta (dawn).

Parallel to Proto-Slavic *brězgъ (dawn, daybreak). Compare also Proto-Slavic *blěskъ (shining, glimmer)

Noun

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*brěskъ m[1]

  1. bloom, shine
  2. dawnlight

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • South Slavic:
    • Slovene: brẹ̑sk
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

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  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*brěskъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 17

References

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  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*brězgъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 61