User:Bezimenen/Archaic Bulgarian calendar
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| Order | Archaic name | Etymology | Meaning | Latin equivalent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Проси́нец (Prosínec, “emanator”) | Proto-Slavic *prosinьcь | month of winter solstice = start of daytime rising | ~ December |
| 1 | Се́чен (Séčen, “biting, cutting”) | Proto-Slavic *sěčenъ | harshest part of winter = month of the biting cold | ~ January |
| 2 | Лю́ти (Ljúti, “chilly, tardy”) | Proto-Slavic *ľutyjь | middle of winter = the chilly month | ~ February |
| 3 | Су́хи (Súhi, “dry”) | Proto-Slavic *suxyjь | end of winter, precursor of spring = the lifeless month | ~ March |
| 4 | Бря́зък (Brjázǎk), Бря́зов (Brjázov, “birchen”) | Proto-Slavic *berzъkъ, *berzovъ | beginning of spring = month of the birch | ~ April |
| 5 | Тре́вен (Tréven, “grassy”) or Цве́тен (Cvéten, “floral”) |
Proto-Slavic *trěvьnъ or resp. Proto-Slavic *květьnъ |
middle of spring = month of the grass and flowers | ~ May |
| 6 | Черве́ник (Červénik, “vermin”) | Proto-Slavic *čьrvenikъ | end of spring, precursor of summer = month of worm harvesting | ~ June |
| 7 | Жетва́р (Žetvár, “harvester”) or Сърпе́н (Sǎrpén, “sickling”) |
Proto-Slavic *žętvařь or resp. Proto-Slavic *sьrpenъ |
beginning of summer = month of harvest | ~ July |
| 8 | Ора́ч (Oráč, “crofter”) | Proto-Slavic *oračь | middle of summer = month of crofting, farming | ~ August |
| 9 | Ру́ен (Rúen, “abundant, pouring”) | Proto-Slavic *rujьnъ | end of summer = month of abundance | ~ September |
| 10 | Листопа́д (Listopád, “leaf-fall”) | Proto-Slavic *listopadъ | beginning of autumn = month of leaf fall | ~ October |
| 11 | Гру́ден (Grúden, “tuberous”) | Proto-Slavic *grudьnъ | middle of autumn = month of the ground | ~ November |
| 12 | Студе́н (Studén, “cold”) | Proto-Slavic *studenъ | end of autumn, precursor of winter = the cold month | ~ December |
Remarks[edit]
The attested system apparently reflect a lunar calendar with 12+ months per solar year. The pivotal markpoint of the calendar may have been called коло́г (kológ, “rotation, circling”) < Proto-Slavic *kologъ.