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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/xudъ

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-Indo-European *ksowdós, an extension of Proto-Indo-European *ksew- (to scratch, to shave), from Proto-Indo-European *kes- (to scratch, to shave). Cognate with Sanskrit क्षुद्र (kṣudra, small, minute) and akin to Lithuanian skùsti (to shave), Ancient Greek ξύω (xúō, to shave), Latin saucius (hurt, wounded), Sanskrit क्षुर (kṣurá, razor).

Adjective

*xȗdъ [1][2][3]

  1. small, thin
    Synonyms: *malъ, *kutrъ, *drebьnъ

Declension

  • *kosa (scythe, hair)
  • *kositi (to mow (with a scythe))

Derived terms

  • *xuditi (to vilify, to reproach)
  • *xuděti (to thin, to lose weight)
  • *xudoba (malice, dishonesty)
  • *xudota (evil)
  • *xudostь (poverty, misery)
  • *xudina (poor thing)
  • *xudežь (poor, miserable creature/person)
  • *xudьcь (coward, cracker)

Descendants

Further reading

References

  1. Olander, Thomas (2001), xudъ xuda xudo”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:c dårlig, mager (SA 114; PR 138)”
  2. Snoj, Marko (2016), hȗd”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar, Ljubljana: Inštitut za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, →ISBN: “*xȗdъ”
  3. Derksen, Rick (2008), “*xȗdъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 205
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