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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/gajь

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

Of onomatopaeic origin, formed as *gajati (to squeak) + *-ъ.

Noun

*gàjь m

  1. squeak
Declension
Derived terms
  • *gajьno (gaggle, flock of birds)
  • *gavornъ (raven, corbie)
  • *gakati (to croak)
Descendants
Further reading

Etymology 2

Often interpreted as an enlonged ablaut of *gojiti (to feed) + *-ъ.

Noun

*gãjь m [1][2]

  1. grove
Declension
  • *gojiti (to feed)
  • *gojьnъ (fat, saturated)
  • *žiti (to live)
  • *živъ (alive)
Descendants
  • East Slavic:
  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: гай (gaj, wetland near river used to feed stock) (dialectal)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic: га̑ј
      Latin: gȃj
    • Slovene: gaj
  • West Slavic:
Further reading

References

  1. Olander, Thomas (2001), gajь”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:b (RPT 99)”
  2. Snoj, Marko (2016), gaj”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar, Ljubljana: Inštitut za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, →ISBN: “*gajь̏”
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