Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mъrda

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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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Per Vasmer, borrowed from Iranian language, based on the appearance of /r/ in place of /l/; cognate with Old English molda (head), Ancient Greek βλωθρός (blōthrós, lifted up, high), Sanskrit मूर्धन् (mūrdhán, forehead, head, apex), Avestan 𐬐𐬀-𐬨𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬜𐬀 (ka-mərəδa, head). See Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥Hdʰā́. Possibly connected with synonymous Armenian մռութ (mṙutʻ). Alternatively a deverbal from *mъrdati (to wag, to wiggle).

Noun

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*mъrda f

  1. muzzle, snout

Inflection

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Alternative forms

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  • *mъrdь
    • Bulgarian: мърдъ (mǎrd)

Descendants

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Further reading

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