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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/divъ

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 1

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyh₂-. Baltic cognates include Lithuanian dỹvas, Latvian dĩva. Further cognates with Sanskrit धी (dhī́).

Noun

*divъ m

  1. wonder, miracle
Descendants
  • East Slavic:
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: div
    • Polish: dziw
    • Slovak: div
    • Sorbian:
      • Lower Sorbian: źiw
      • Upper Sorbian: dźiw
Further reading
  • Derksen, Rick (2008), “*divъ I”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 108
  • Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), диво”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv Oleg, Moscow: Progress

Etymology 2

Same as *dikъ, with a different suffix.

Adjective

*divъ

  1. wild, untamed
    Synonym: *dikъ
Declension
Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: дивии (divii)
    • Ukrainian: ди́вий (dývyj)
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: divý
    • Polabian: daivĕ
    • Polish: dziwy
    • Slovak: divý
    • Sorbian:
      • Lower Sorbian: źiwy
      • Upper Sorbian: dźiwi
Further reading
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