Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/krinica

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

Per Derksen, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kr(e)y-.

Noun

*krinica f [1]

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Alternative forms

*krьnica

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Belarusian: крыні́ца (kryníca)
- Russian: крини́ца (kriníca, “spring, well”) (dialectal)
- Ukrainian: крини́ця (krynýcja, “spring, well”)
South Slavic:
- Slovene: krníca (“deep spot in river or lake, vortex, basin”)
West Slavic:
- Polish: krynica (“spring, well”), krzynica (“stream, well”), kiernica (“spring, well”) (dialectal)

References

Derksen, Rick (2008), “*krinica II; *krьnica”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 248: “f. jā”

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[1] Derksen, Rick (2008), “*krinica II; *krьnica”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 248: “f. jā”