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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/stьdza

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 earlier *stьga, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *stigāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *stigʰ-eh₂

Baltic cognates include Lithuanian stiga (“path”)

Indo-European cognates include Ancient Greek στίχος (stíkhos) Proto-Germanic *stigaz (> Old High German steg (“path, small bridge”))

With another vocalism: Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌲𐌰 (staiga), Old High German steiga, Albanian shtek

Noun

*stьdzà f

  1. path

Inflection
Declension of *stьdzà (hard a-stem)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *stьdzà *stьdzě *stьdzy
Accusative *stьdzǫ *stьdzě *stьdzy
Genitive *stьdzy *stьdzu *stьdzъ
Locative *stьdzě *stьdzu *stьdzasъ, *stьdzaxъ*
Dative *stьdzě *stьdzama *stьdzamъ
Instrumental *stьdzojǫ, *stьdzǫ** *stьdzama *stьdzami
Vocative *stьdzo *stьdzě *stьdzy
* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** 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).

Synonyms
  • *stьgna (“path”)

See also

Derived terms
  • *stьžьka (“small path”)
  • *stignǫti (“to attain, reach, catch up with”)
  • *stigti (“to attain, reach, catch up with”)
  • *stьgna (“path”)

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: стьза (stĭza), стьзꙗ (stĭzja)
      • Russian: стезя́ (stezjá), стега́ (stegá), *зга (*zga) (in ни зги не видно (ni zgi ne vidno))
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: steze
    • Polabian: stadza
    • Old Polish: śćdza

References
  • Derksen, Rick (2015), “stiga”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 551
  • Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 472
  • Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), “стезя”, 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), “стезя”, in Istoriko-etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 2, 3rd reprint edition, Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 200
  • Šanskij, N. M. (2004), “стезя”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [School Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa
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