Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/solь

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 Proto-Balto-Slavic *sāˀlis; cognate with Latvian sāls (salt), Lithuanian saldus (sweet) and Old Prussian sal (salt). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ls.

Noun

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*sȍlь f[1][2]

  1. salt

Declension

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Declension of *sȍlь (i-stem, accent paradigm c)
singular dual plural
nominative *sȍlь *sȍli *sȍli
genitive *solí *solьjù, *soľu* *solь̀jь
dative *sȍli *solьmà *sȍlьmъ
accusative *sȍlь *sȍli *sȍli
instrumental *solьjǫ́ *solьmà *solьmì
locative *solí *solьjù, *soľu* *sȍlьxъ
vocative *soli *sȍli *sȍli

* The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Further reading

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “соль”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

References

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  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*sȏlь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 461
  2. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “solь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:f. c salt (PR 138)