Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kopьje

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

Probably form the root of *kopati (to dig) + *-ьje (augmentative suffix), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kаpā́ˀtei, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kep- (to strike, beat). Trubačev suggests, more precisely, substantivation of a possible compound like *kopьje *dervo (stabbing wood).

Akin to Lithuanian kapoklė (cleaver), Ancient Greek κοπίς (kopís, chopper).

Noun edit

*kopьjè or *kȍpьje n[1][2][3]

  1. javelin, spear

Declension edit

Most languages reflect AP b, but Serbo-Croatian and Slovene also show AP c.

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*kopьje”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 234:n. io ‘spear, lance’
  2. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “kopьje”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:b lanse, spyd (SA 150; PR 135)
  3. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “kọ̄pje”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:*kopьjȅ (ali *kȍpьje)

Further reading edit

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1984), “*kopьje/*kopьja”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 11 (*konьcь – *kotьna(ja)), Moscow: Nauka, page 40
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “копие¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 616