Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/o(b)sьca

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

Etymology

From *o(b)sьcati +‎ *-a, from *sьcati (“to piss”).

Noun

*o(b)sьca f

1. skin disease accompanied by severe itching
2. saliva, spittle

Related terms

Proto-Slavic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *seykʷ-‎ (0 c, 10 e)

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: *осьца (*osĭca), восьца (vosĭca)
    • Old Ruthenian: *осца (*osca)
      • Belarusian: асца́ (ascá)
    • Russian: восца́ (voscá), восса́ (vossá), восся́ (vossjá), асца́ (ascá), асса́ (assá) (dialectal)
• South Slavic:
  • Bulgarian: въсца́ (vǎscá)