Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/nožь

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 edit

Etymology edit

From *noziti +‎ *-jь, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁noǵʰyo-. Probable cognates include Ancient Greek νύσσω (nússō), Attic Ancient Greek νύττω (núttō), Ancient Greek ἔγχος (énkhos, spear), and perhaps Old Irish ness. According to Vasmer, cognate with Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬉𐬰𐬀 (naēza), Latin nectō (I bind, tie), and Sanskrit नह्यति (nahyati, to bind, tie). These are all phonetically difficult to justify, however. According to Trubachyov, cognate with Lithuanian knẽžas (knife).[1] This is unlikely due to the lack of an initial k- in Proto-Slavic.

Noun edit

*nòžь m[2]

  1. tool for pricking
  2. knife

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Further reading edit

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “нож”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. & suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993), “нож”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1 (а – пантомима), 3rd edition, Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 575
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1999), “*nožь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), issue 26 (*novoukъ(jь) – *obgorditi), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 23

References edit

  1. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, et al., editors (1974–2021), “*nožь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), Moscow: Nauka
  2. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008), “*nòžь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden; Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 358