Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/esva

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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Indirectly attested in *sverěpъ (horse’s burdock), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *éśwāˀ (mare), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos.[1] Displaced by *koňь m, *komoňь m; *kobyla f.

Noun

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*esva f[1]

  1. horse

Derived terms

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Blažek, Václav (2009) “Kam ta slova zmizela? O chybějících slovanských kontinuantech indoevropských etymonů”, in Ilona Janyšková, Helena Karlíková, editors, Studia etymologica Brunensia[1] (in Czech), volume 6, Prague: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, →ISBN, pages 38-39