Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sǫgubъ

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 *sǫ- +‎ *gub.

Compare *gъbnǫti (to bend), further, Old Prussian dwigubbus and Lithuanian dvìgubas.

Adjective

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*sǫgubъ

  1. twofold, double

Declension

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Descendants

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Further reading

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “сугу́бый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “сугубий”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka