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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/věďa

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 1

From *viděti (“to see”).

Noun

*věďa f

  1. eyelid
    Synonym: *věko
  2. eyebrow
    Synonym: *bry
Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: вѣжа (věža)
  • West Slavic: –

Further reading

Etymology 2

From *věděti +‎ *-ja.

Noun

*věďa f

  1. knowledge
Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: вѣжа (věža)
  • South Slavic: —
  • West Slavic:
    • Polish: wiedza (“knowledge”)

Derived terms
  • *nevěďa
    • Old East Slavic: невѣжа (nevěža)
    • Old Church Slavonic: невѣжда (nevěžda)
    • West Slavic:
      • Polish: niewiedza

Further reading
  • Anikin, A. Je. (2007–), “ве́жа II”, in Russkij etimologičeskij slovarʹ [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), Moscow: Nestor-Istorija
  • Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), “невежа”, 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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