Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/orzъ
Proto-Slavic
editEtymology
editInherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *arź-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁órǵʰis (“testicle”).
Cognate with Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis, “testicle”), Avestan 𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬍 (ərəzī), Old Armenian որձիք pl (orjikʻ, “testicles”). Baltic cognates include derivatives Lithuanian er̃žilas, ar̃žilas (“stallion”), aržùs (“hot-tempered, lustful”), Latvian ērzelis (“stallion”).
Noun
edit*orzъ m
Declension
editDeclension of *orzъ (hard o-stem)
Derived terms
edit- *kъnorzъ (“castrated boar”)
Categories:
- Proto-Slavic terms inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic
- Proto-Slavic terms derived from Proto-Balto-Slavic
- Proto-Slavic terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-Slavic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-Slavic lemmas
- Proto-Slavic nouns
- Proto-Slavic masculine nouns
- Proto-Slavic hard o-stem nouns
- Proto-Slavic hard masculine o-stem nouns