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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/griva

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

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *grī́ˀwāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷriHweh₂. Cognate with Sanskrit ग्रीवा (grīvā́, neck).

Noun

*grìva f [1][2]

  1. mane

Inflection

Descendants

Further reading

References

  1. Derksen, Rick (2008), “*grìva”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 189: “f. ā (a) ‘mane’”
  2. Olander, Thomas (2001), griva grivy”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:a mane (NA 136, 138, 143; SA 18; PR 132; RPT 110)”
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