Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/žigъ
Proto-Slavic edit
Etymology edit
Action/result noun from Proto-Slavic *žьgati (“to burn, to brand”) via enlongation of the root vowel, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn”). Akin to Proto-Celtic *degʷis (“flame, blaze”), Lithuanian dė̃gis (“burn scar”).
Noun edit
*žigъ m
Declension edit
Declension of *žigъ (hard o-stem)
Declension of *žigъ (u-stem)
Related terms edit
Derived terms edit
- *žižьka (“calorie, unit of heat”)
- *žigъlъ (“pin, dart for branding”)
- *zigovati (“to brand, to leave a burn mark”)
Descendants edit
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- Non-Slavic:
Further reading edit
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “жиг”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 542
- Snoj, Marko (2016) “žȋg”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si