Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sьrbъ

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

Indo-European cognates include Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌‎ (haraiti), 𐬵𐬀𐬎𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌‎ (hauruuaiti, “he guards”), Proto-Scythian *harv- (> *xъrvatъ, *xъrvatinъ).

Noun

*sьrbъ m

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Declension

Declension of *sьrbъ (hard o-stem)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*sьrbъ	*sьrba	*sьrbi
Accusative	*sьrbъ	*sьrba	*sьrby
Genitive	*sьrba	*sьrbu	*sьrbъ
Locative	*sьrbě	*sьrbu	*sьrběxъ
Dative	*sьrbu	*sьrboma	*sьrbomъ
Instrumental	sьrbъmь, sьrbomь^*	*sьrboma	*sьrby
Vocative	*sьrbe	*sьrba	*sьrbi

^* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Derived terms

*pasьrbъ

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Ukrainian: присербитися (pryserbytysja, “to join”)
- Russian: серб (serb)
South Slavic:
- Old Serbian: срьбинь, срьблинь
  - Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic: ср̏б, ср̏бин, ср̏бљин
    
    Latin: sȑb, sȑbin, sȑbljin
West Slavic:
- Sorbian:
  - Upper Sorbian: serb (“Sorb, Kashub”)
  - Lower Sorbian: serb (“Sorb, Kashub”)
Other:
- Greek: Σέρβιοι (“East Slavic tribe”), Σέρβοι
- Middle Latin: Zribia (“Meissen”)

References

Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), “серб”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv Oleg, Moscow: Progress
Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), “пасерб”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv Oleg, Moscow: Progress

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