Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/burˀnāˀ
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This Proto-Balto-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-Balto-Slavic edit
Etymology edit
Often considered to be derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“to bore, pierce”), the “mouth” being perceived as a “hole, opening”. Cognates include Armenian բերան (beran, “mouth”), Old Norse barki (“throat, windpipe”).
If Slovak perna (“lip”) is included, then the reconstruction becomes unclear. The "b" > "p" shift in Latvian has been attributed to Finnic influence, but the change in Slovak would be unexplained.
Noun edit
Inflection edit
| Declension of *burˀnāˀ (ā-stem, unknown accent) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | ||
| Nominative | *burˀnāˀ | *burˀnāiˀ | *burˀnās | |
| Accusative | *burˀnā(ˀ)n | *burˀnāiˀ | *burˀnā(ˀ)ns | |
| Genitive | *burˀnā(ˀ)s | *burˀnāu(ˀ) | *burˀnōn | |
| Locative | *burˀnāiˀ | *burˀnāu(ˀ) | *burˀnā(ˀ)su | |
| Dative | *burˀnāi | *burˀnā(ˀ)mā(ˀ) | *burˀnā(ˀ)mas | |
| Instrumental | *burˀnāˀn | *burˀnā(ˀ)māˀ | *burˀnā(ˀ)mīˀs | |
| Vocative | *burˀna | *burˀnāiˀ | *burˀnās | |
Descendants edit
- East Baltic:
- Proto-Slavic: *bъrna (see there for further descendants)
References edit
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*bъrna”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 69: “*burʔnaʔ”
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “burna”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 106: “*burʔnaʔ”