Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/śeimā́ˀ

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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *tḱey-meh₂ (“settlement, village; family”), from the root *tḱey- (“to lie down; to settle, inhabit”).

Noun

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*śeimā́ˀ

  1. family

Descendants

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  • East Baltic:
    • Latvian: saime
    • Lithuanian: šeima

References

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