Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kyjevъ

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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From *kyjь (stick, club) +‎ *-ovъ.

Adjective

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*kyjevъ[1]

  1. (relational) stick, club

Inflection

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Descendants

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From *kyjevъ gordъ m:

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: Кꙑевъ (Kyjevŭ) (toponym) (see there for further descendants)
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: Kyjov (toponym)
    • Slovak: Kyjov (toponym)

From *kyjevo ezero n:

  • East Slavic:
  • South Slavic:
    • ⇒ Old Serbo-Croatian: Kijevo (toponym, 14ᵗʰ cent.)
  • West Slavic:
    • Pomeranian:
      • Kashubian: Czijewo (swamp name)

References

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  1. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1987), “*kyjevъ/*kyjevo”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 13 (*kroměžirъ – *kyžiti), Moscow: Nauka, page 256
  2. ^ Stefan Ramułt (1893) “ćijovy”, in Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), page 19