Proto-Slavic Collectives in *-ьje from a Historical and Comparative Perspective
The aim of this article is to conduct a diachronic analysis of Proto-Slavic collective nouns ending in *-ьje with a view to gathering comparative evidence for postulating its Indo-European origin. The formation at issue exhibits exact counterparts not only in Germanic, but also in Indo-Aryan and To...
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The aim of this article is to conduct a diachronic analysis of Proto-Slavic collective nouns ending in *-ьje with a view to gathering comparative evidence for postulating its Indo-European origin. The formation at issue exhibits exact counterparts not only in Germanic, but also in Indo-Aryan and Tocharian—e.g., PSl. *berzьje n. coll. ‘birch woods, birch forest’ (= ON. birki n. ‘birch forest’ < PG *berkijan n. coll.), PSl. *bratrьje n. coll. ‘brothers, brotherhood’ (= Ved. bhrātryám n. coll. ‘brotherhood’, Toch. A pratri ‘brothers’), PSl. *govьje n. coll. ‘horned cattle’ (= Ved. gávyam, gavyám n. coll. ‘herd of cows’); PSl. *vьrmьje n. coll. ‘worms’ (= ON. yrmi n. coll. ‘id.’ < PG *wurmijan n. coll. ‘swarm of worms’). The authors polemicize against Ranko Matasović (2005), who assumes a secondary origin of the collective *-ьje, and argues that the suffix stems from the Indo-European collective nouns in *-i- (whence PSl. *-ь).
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| spelling | doaj.art-ac0e513094054e0c88de8299543080dc2022-12-22T01:28:58ZengSlavistično društvo SlovenijeSlavistična Revija0350-68941855-75702022-07-0170210.57589/srl.v70i2.4029Proto-Slavic Collectives in *-ьje from a Historical and Comparative PerspectiveKrzysztof Tomasz Witczak0Grażyna Habrajska1Mikołaj Rychło2University of Lodz, PolandUniwersytet ŁódzkiUniwersytet Gdański The aim of this article is to conduct a diachronic analysis of Proto-Slavic collective nouns ending in *-ьje with a view to gathering comparative evidence for postulating its Indo-European origin. The formation at issue exhibits exact counterparts not only in Germanic, but also in Indo-Aryan and Tocharian—e.g., PSl. *berzьje n. coll. ‘birch woods, birch forest’ (= ON. birki n. ‘birch forest’ < PG *berkijan n. coll.), PSl. *bratrьje n. coll. ‘brothers, brotherhood’ (= Ved. bhrātryám n. coll. ‘brotherhood’, Toch. A pratri ‘brothers’), PSl. *govьje n. coll. ‘horned cattle’ (= Ved. gávyam, gavyám n. coll. ‘herd of cows’); PSl. *vьrmьje n. coll. ‘worms’ (= ON. yrmi n. coll. ‘id.’ < PG *wurmijan n. coll. ‘swarm of worms’). The authors polemicize against Ranko Matasović (2005), who assumes a secondary origin of the collective *-ьje, and argues that the suffix stems from the Indo-European collective nouns in *-i- (whence PSl. *-ь). https://srl.si/ojs/srl/article/view/4029archaismcollectivesetymologyGermanic-Balto-Slavic relationsProto-Indo-EuropeanSlavic languages |
| spellingShingle | Krzysztof Tomasz Witczak Grażyna Habrajska Mikołaj Rychło Proto-Slavic Collectives in *-ьje from a Historical and Comparative Perspective Slavistična Revija archaism collectives etymology Germanic-Balto-Slavic relations Proto-Indo-European Slavic languages |
| title | Proto-Slavic Collectives in *-ьje from a Historical and Comparative Perspective |
| title_full | Proto-Slavic Collectives in *-ьje from a Historical and Comparative Perspective |
| title_fullStr | Proto-Slavic Collectives in *-ьje from a Historical and Comparative Perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Proto-Slavic Collectives in *-ьje from a Historical and Comparative Perspective |
| title_short | Proto-Slavic Collectives in *-ьje from a Historical and Comparative Perspective |
| title_sort | proto slavic collectives in ьje from a historical and comparative perspective |
| topic | archaism collectives etymology Germanic-Balto-Slavic relations Proto-Indo-European Slavic languages |
| url | https://srl.si/ojs/srl/article/view/4029 |
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