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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/solpъ

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 *solpos. Cognate with Lithuanian sal̃pas (river cove, creek, backwater), salpà (flood-land, river cove, creek, backwater).

Noun

*sȏlpъ m

  1. rapid
  2. waterfall

Declension

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
  • South Slavic:
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic: сла̑п (waterfall, stream, wave)
      Latin: slȃp
    • Slovene: slȃp (waterfall, stream, wave) (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: slap (rapid, waterfall)

References

  • Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 460
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