Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/Dunavь
Proto-Slavic
editAlternative reconstructions
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *Dōnawjaz, from Proto-Celtic *Dānowyos (whence also Danubius), an extended form of the river-name *Dānu, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₂nu (“river goddess”), akin to *dʰenh₂- (“to set in motion; to flow”).
Proper noun
edit*Dunavь m[1]
Descendants
edit- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
edit- ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1978), “*dunavь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 5 (*dělo – *dьržьlь), Moscow: Nauka, page 156
Further reading
edit- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “Дуна́й”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress