Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kъsьnъ

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

Per Derksen, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kuśnas, probably continuing an obscure Proto-Indo-European *kewḱ-. Cognate[1] with Latvian kusls (stiff, small, weak), Lithuanian kùšlas (blind, weak, small).

Trubachev proposes instead a connection to Proto-Slavic *kysělъ (sour, bitter) (or Proto-Slavic *kvasъ (leaven) in that matter) via semantic shift souroverpassed its expiration datelate similar to Latin sērus (late) from Latin serum (whey).

Technically, could also reflect an earlier *kъtsьnъ akin to Proto-Slavic *kъsenь (caviar, spawn), Proto-Slavic *kutiti (to push), Proto-Slavic *kustriti (to push, to incite) and further Lithuanian kùtas (fringe, hem). Per Snoj, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kweh₂t- (to seethe), probably a t-extension of Proto-Indo-European *kewh₂- (to hew).

Adjective edit

*kъ̀sьnъ[2][3]

  1. slow, late
    Synonym: *pozdьnъ

Inflection edit

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Further reading edit

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ко́сный”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1987), “*kъsьnъ(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 13 (*kroměžirъ – *kyžiti), Moscow: Nauka, page 246
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “късен”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 229

References edit

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “*kùšlas”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 267
  2. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*kъsьnъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 263
  3. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “kásen”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:*kъ̀sьnъ