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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sěmьja

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms 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
*sěmьjà

Etymology

From *sě̑mь (“household member”) +‎ *-ьjà (“collective”). Cognates include Lithuanian šeimà (“family”), Latvian sàime (“members of a household, (extended) family”), Old Prussian seimīns (“members of a household, family and servants”).

Noun

*sěmьjà f[1][2]

  1. living in the same village
  2. family, household

Inflection

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  • *sěminъ

Derived terms

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: сѣмьꙗ (sěmĭja), сѣмиꙗ (sěmija)

See also
Proto-Slavic family terms
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parent *otъ, *otьcь (“father”)
nursery: *tata		 *mati (“mother”)
nursery: *mama
sibling *bratrъ (“brother”) *sestra (“sister”)
child *synъ (“son”) *dъťi (“daughter”)
grandparent – (“grandfather”)
nursery: *dědъ; *nana		 *ova (“grandmother”)
nursery: *baba; *nena
grandchild *vъnukъ (“grandson”) *vъnuka (“granddaughter”)
stepparent *otьčimъ (“stepfather”) *maťexa (“stepmother”)
stepchild *pastorъkъ (“stepson”) *pastorъka (“stepdaughter”)
father's sibling *strъjь (“paternal uncle”)
nursery: *dada; *lola		 – (“paternal aunt”)
nursery: *teta; *lelja
mother's sibling *ujь (“maternal uncle”)
nursery: *dada; *lola		 – (“maternal aunt”)
nursery: *teta; *lelja
sibling's child *netьjь (“nephew”) *nestera (“niece”)
spouse *mǫžь (“husband”) *žena (“wife”)
parent of wife *tьstь (“father-in-law (wife's father)”) *tьšča (“mother-in-law (wife's mother)”)
parent of husband *svekrъ (“father-in-law (husband's father)”) *svekry (“mother-in-law (husband's father)”)
sibling of wife *šurь (“brother-in-law (wife's brother)”) *svěstь, *svьstь (“sister-in-law (wife's sister)”)
sibling of husband *děverь (“brother-in-law (husband's brother)”) *zъly (“sister-in-law (husband's sister)”)
spouse of child *zętь (“son-in-law (daughter's husband)”) *snъxa (“daughter-in-law (son's wife)”)
spouse of husband's brother – *ętry (“sister-in-law (husband's brother's wife)”)

References
  1. Derksen, Rick (2008), “sěmьja”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden; Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 441
  2. Zaliznjak, Andrej A. (2014), “Drevnerusskoje udarenije. Obščije svedenija i slovarʹ”, in Languages of Slavic Culture‎ (in Russian), Moscow: Institute for Slavic Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, page 602: “сѣмья́ — c...”

Further reading
  • Šanskij, N. M. (2004), “семья”, in Školʹnyj etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [School Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Drofa
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993), “семья”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), 3rd edition, Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 154
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “семья́”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. & suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
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