Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/xorostь

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 *xorъ (dark, black) +‎ *-ostь.

Noun

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*xorostь f[1][2][3]

  1. beauty, pleasantness, prettiness
  2. convenience

Inflection

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Derived terms
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adjectives
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Descendants

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  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: *хорость (*xorostĭ)

References

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  1. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1981), “*xorostь?”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 8 (*xa – *jьvьlga), Moscow: Nauka, page 79
  2. ^ Shaposhnikov, A. K. (2010) “хороший”, in Этимологический словарь современного русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Contemporary Russian Language] (in Russian), volumes 2: (Начать – Я), Moscow: Flinta; Nauka, →ISBN, page 498:*хорость*xorostʹ
  3. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2012), “хороший”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 6 (У – Я), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 203:псл. *xorostьpsl. *xorostʹ