Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/čьrstvъ

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

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kirst(w)os, from Proto-Indo-European *krt-two-. Cognate with Lithuanian kir̃stas (sharp, harsh).

Adjective edit

*čь̑rstvъ[1][2]

  1. firm

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

Further reading edit

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “чёрствый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

References edit

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*čь̑rstvъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 92:adj. o (c) ‘firm’
  2. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “čьrstvъ čьrstva čьrstvo”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:c fast, hård (PR 138)