Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kalina

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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Likely *kalъ (mud, dirt) +‎ *-ina, by the plant’s preference for wet, muddy places to grow.

Noun

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*kalina f

  1. snowball tree (Viburnum spp., especially Viburnum opulus)

Declension

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Descendants

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Further reading

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  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1983), “*kalina”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 9 (*jьz – *klenьje), Moscow: Nauka, page 120
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “кали́на”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress