Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/męzdra

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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Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mēmstra n (*mēmstrāˀ f), from Proto-Indo-European *mḗms-rom, from *mḗms (flesh, meat). Cognate with Latin membrum, Proto-Celtic *mīðrom.

Changing *-str- > *-zdr- under the influence of *dьrati.

Noun

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*męzdra f[1][2]

  1. the inner side of a hide

Declension

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1992), “*męzdra/*męzdro”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 19 (*męs⁽'⁾arь – *morzakъ), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 22
  2. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*mezdra; *mezdro”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 316

Further reading

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  • Vasmer, Max (1972) “мяздра́”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volumes 3 (Муза – Сят), Moscow: Progress, page 29