Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sъsьlъ

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

Etymology

Of undetermined origin. Speculated to be of expressive origin, derived from *sъskati (“to hiss”) +‎ *-ьlъ, or less likely to descend from *sъsati (“to suck”) +‎ *-ьlъ. Another hypothesis, based on the dialectal variants *sujękъ m / *sujęca f, proposes an origin from *sovati (“to shove, to ditch into”) (related to Proto-Slavic *sudlica (“spear”)). This hypothesis, however, demands *sъsьlъ to reflect a reduplicated form of the root Proto-Balto-Slavic *śauˀ-.

Possibly akin to Latvian susuris (“fat dormouse”).

Noun

*sъ́sьlъ m

1. ground squirrel (Spermophilus citellus)

   Synonyms: *věverica, *bělъka

2. anemone (South Slavic)

Alternative forms

• *sysьlъ
• *susьlъ
• *sujękъ m, *sujęca f (possibly)

Derived terms

• *susьlikъ

Declension

Declension of *sъsьlъ (hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*sъsьlъ	*sъsьla	*sъsьli
genitive	*sъsьla	*sъsьlu	*sъsьlъ
dative	*sъsьlu	*sъsьloma	*sъsьlomъ
accusative	*sъsьlъ	*sъsьla	*sъsьly
instrumental	*sъsьlъmь, *sъsьlomь*	*sъsьloma	*sъsьly
locative	*sъsьlě	*sъsьlu	*sъsьlěxъ
vocative	*sъsьle	*sъsьla	*sъsьli

^* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: сусълъ (susŭlŭ), сусолъ (susolŭ)
    • Belarusian: сусо́л (susól) (dialectal)
    • Ukrainian: су́сол (súsol) (dialectal)
    • ⇒ Old East Slavic: *сусъликъ (*susŭlikŭ)
      • Belarusian: су́слік (súslik), су́сьлік (súsʹlik)
      • Russian: су́слик (súslik)
        • → English: suslik, souslik
        • → Ingrian: suslikka
      • Ukrainian: су́слик (súslyk) (dialectal)
• South Slavic:
  • Bulgarian: съ́сел (sǎ́sel)
    • ⇒ Bulgarian: су́як m (sújak), су́ица f (súica)
  • Slovene: sȗslik (tonal orthography)
• West Slavic:
  • Czech: sysel
    • → German: Ziesel, Zieselmaus
  • ⇒ Kashubian: sus
  • Polish: suseł
    • → Ukrainian: су́сел (súsel), су́сель (súselʹ) (dialectal)
  • Slovak: syseľ
  • Sorbian:
    • Lower Sorbian:
    • ⇒ Upper Sorbian: suslik

Further reading

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “суслик”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “су̀як”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 632
• Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “съ̀сел”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 692