Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pьpьrь

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 Latin piper (“pepper”), from Sanskrit पिप्पलि (pippali, “long pepper”) via Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi).

Noun

*pьpьrь m

pepper

Declension

Declension of *pьpьrь (i-stem)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*pьpьrь	*pьpьri	pьpьrьje, pьpьře^*
Accusative	*pьpьrь	*pьpьri	*pьpьri
Genitive	*pьpьri	pьpьrьju, pьpьřu^*	pьpьrьjь, pьpьri^*
Locative	*pьpьri	pьpьrьju, pьpьřu^*	*pьpьrьxъ
Dative	*pьpьri	*pьpьrьma	*pьpьrьmъ
Instrumental	*pьpьrьmь	*pьpьrьma	*pьpьrьmi
Vocative	*pьpьri	*pьpьri	pьpьrьje, pьpьře^*

^* The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).

Descendants

Church Slavonic: пьпьрь (pĭpĭrĭ) (Serbian)

East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: пьпьрь (pĭpĭrĭ), пьпьрьць (pĭpĭrĭcĭ)
  - Belarusian: пе́рац (pjérac)
  - Russian: пе́рец (pérec)
  - Ukrainian: пе́рець (pérecʹ)

South Slavic:
- Bulgarian: пипе́р (pipér)
- Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic: па̀пар
  
  Latin: pàpar
- Slovene: pópər, pŕpǝr, péper (tonal orthography)

West Slavic:
- Czech: pepř
- Polish: pieprz
- Slovak: piepor
- Sorbian:
  - Upper Sorbian: popjeŕ
  - Lower Sorbian: peṕeŕ, per

References

Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), “перец”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv Oleg, Moscow: Progress
Černyx, P. Ja. (1999), “перец”, in Istoriko-etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 2, 3rd reprint edition, Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 21

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