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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/brьvьno

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words 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

*bry + *-ьnъ with distant assimilation: *ъ-ь > *ь-ь; originally an adjective. Compare Icelandic brú and brún.

Noun

*brьvьnò n [1][2]

  1. beam

Declension

Alternative forms

  • *brьvьnъ
  • *brьvьna

Descendants

Further reading

References

  1. Derksen, Rick (2008), “*brьvьnò”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 67: “n. o (b) ‘beam’”
  2. Olander, Thomas (2001), bьrvьno -a”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:b (SA 149; PR 135)”
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