Old Ruthenian edit

Etymology edit

First attested in 1598. Borrowed from Middle Polish peryjod (compare modern Polish period), from Latin periodus, from Ancient Greek περῐ́οδος (períodos).[1][2] Later reinforced by French période, via Russian пери́од (períod).

Noun edit

перїодъ (periodm inan

  1. section, point, paragraph

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Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2003), “пері́од”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volumes 4 (Н – П), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 349
  2. ^ Tsykhun, G. A., editor (2004), “перы́яд”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 9 (пе-пе-пе – прасна́к), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 102:ст.-бел. периодъ (1598)st.-bjel. pjeriódъ (1598)

Further reading edit

  • Bulyka, A. M., editor (2005), “периодъ”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 24 (паприца – побужоный), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 245