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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zěvъ

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

Etymology

From *zěvàti +‎ *-ъ.

Noun

*zěvъ m

  1. yawn

Declension

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Proto-Slavic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵʰeh₂-‎ (0 c, 12 e)

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: *зѣвъ (*zěvŭ)
      • Old Ruthenian: *зѣвъ (*zěv)
        • Belarusian: зеў (zjeŭ)
        • Rusyn: зїв (zjiv)
        • Ukrainian: зів (ziv)
      • Russian: зев (zev)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: zev (obsolete)
    • Polish: ziew (obsolete)

Further reading
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “зев”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. & suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
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