щуръ
Old Ruthenian
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щуръ
Etymology
Etymology unclear:
- Proto-Finno-Permic, from Proto-Uralic *šiŋere. Compare Early Proto-Finnic *šiire, Proto-Permic *šu̇r (“mouse”) (whence Komi-Permyak шыр (šyr), Udmurt шыр (šyr)) and Moksha шеер (šejer).[1]
- Inherited from Old East Slavic, from Proto-Slavic *ščurъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *skjauras, probably of onomatopoeic origin[2] or possibly from Proto-Indo-European *skewh₂- (“to lash, to swing, to buzz”).
- Less likely to be borrowed from Ancient Greek σκῐ́ουρος (skíouros, “squirrel”).[3]
Cognate with Polish szczur (“rat”), Kashubian szur (“rat”), Lower Sorbian šćur (“rat”), dialectal Upper Sorbian šćurk (“rat”), dialectal Russian щур (ščur, “rat”).
Descendants
- Belarusian: шчур (ščur) (dialectal)
- Ukrainian: щур (ščur)
References
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2012), “щур¹”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 6 (У – Я), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 516
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “щур”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. & suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
- Rudnyc'kyj, Ja. (1972–1982), “щур”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language, volume 2 (Д – Ь), Ottawa: Ukrainian Mohylo-Mazepian Academy of Sciences; Ukrainian Language Association, →LCCN, page 1109: “MUk. щуръ (XVII c.)”
Further reading
- Bulyka, A. M., editor (2017), “щуръ”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), issue 37 (чорное – ящыкъ), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 252
- Tymchenko, E. K. (2003), “щуръ”, in Nimchuk, V. V., editor, Матеріали до словника писемної та книжної української мови XV–XVIII ст. [Materials for the Dictionary of the Written and Book Ukrainian Language of 15ᵗʰ–18ᵗʰ cc.] (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (О – Я), Kyiv, New York: National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukrainian Academy of Arts and Sciences in the U.S., →ISBN, page 508
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