Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/cicь

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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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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic of baby's speech. Compare German Zitze, Italian tetta, Romanian țiță. See also Russian тить (titʹ), ти́та (títa).

Noun

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*cicь m (diminutive *cicьkъ or *cicьka)[1]

  1. breast
  2. nipple

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • South Slavic:
    • Serbo-Croatian:
    • Slovene: cèc
  • West Slavic:

References

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  1. ^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1976), “cicь”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volumes 2 (caca – davьnota), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 87

Further reading

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “титька”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress