Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/korvajь

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 edit

Etymology edit

Either from *korva (“cow”) +‎ *-jь or less likely from Pre-Slavic *korvъ (“curved”) +‎ *-ajь, effectively cognate with Latin curvus. The lemma is found mainly throughout East and South Slavic. West Slavic only employs the synonym Proto-Slavic *kolačь.

The etymology from *korva is based on the assumption that kravais are given to the bride during wedding as a symbol of fertility (associated with cows).

Noun edit

*korvajь m

ritual bread (usually circular)
Synonyms: *kolačь, *pogača
loaf

Declension edit

Declension of *korvajь (soft o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*korvajь	*korvaja	*korvaji
genitive	*korvaja	*korvaju	*korvajь
dative	*korvaju	*korvajema	*korvajemъ
accusative	*korvajь	*korvaja	*korvaję̇
instrumental	korvajьmь, korvajemь^*	*korvajema	*korvaji
locative	*korvaji	*korvaju	*korvajixъ
vocative	*korvaju	*korvaja	*korvaji

^* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

Descendants edit

East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: короваи (korovai)
  - Old Ruthenian: корова́й (korováj)
    - Ukrainian: корова́й (korováj)
      - → Polish: korowaj
  - Russian: карава́й (karaváj)
South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic: краваи (kravai)
- Bulgarian: крава́й (kraváj)
- Macedonian: кравај (kravaj)
- Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic script: кра̀ва̄ј
  
  Latin script: kràvāj
- Slovene: kravȃj, krávaj
West Slavic:
- Slovak: krajec