Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/šulьga

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

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Etymology

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Mostly likely from *šulъ (broken) +‎ *-ьga, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śjaulas, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱsewlos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱsewl-, from *ḱes- (to cut). The alleged connection with *šȗjь (left) is probably erroneous.

Noun

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*šulьga f[1]

  1. (originally) maimed, chopped off (without right hand)
  2. (East Slavic) left-handed
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Descendants

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  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: шульга́ (šulʹgá) (dialectal)
    • Ukrainian: шульга́ (šulʹhá)

References

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  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2012), “шульга”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 6 (У – Я), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 488

Further reading

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