Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/selzenь

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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 a tentative Proto-Indo-European *s(p)lēǵʰ-n- ~ *s(p)leh₁ǵʰ-n- (spleen),[1] from a root *spleǵʰ-, heavily distorted, likely for taboo reasons. Compare Ancient Greek σπλήν (splḗn), Latin liēn, Sanskrit प्लिहन् (plihan), Avestan 𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬀𐬥 (spərəzan) and Lithuanian blužnìs

Noun

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*selzenь f

  1. spleen, milt

Derived terms

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Declension

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “σπλήν, σπληνός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1385

Further reading

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “селезёнка”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “lien”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN