Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/matorъ

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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Alternative reconstructions

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Etymology

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ESSJa states it is a derivative of *mati (mother). Compare also Vasmer's statement. Derksen, on the other hand, prefers to connect it to Latin mātūrus (mature), perhaps, ultimately, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂- (to ripen, to mature).

Adjective

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*matorъ[1][2]

  1. old
  2. mature

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1990), “*materъ(jь)/*matorъ(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 17 (*lъžь – *matješьnъjь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 244
  2. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*matorъ; *materъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 303

Further reading

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  • Vasmer, Max (1967) “матеро́й”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volumes 2 (Е – Муж), Moscow: Progress, page 581