Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/kainā́ˀ

This Proto-Balto-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-Balto-Slavic

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-European *kʷoynéh₂.[1][2]

    Noun

    *kainā́ˀ f[1][2]

    1. price

    Inflection

    Declension of *kainā́ˀ (ā-stem, mobile accent)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *kainā́ˀ *káināiˀ *káinās
    accusative *káinā(ˀ)n *káināiˀ *káinā(ˀ)ns
    genitive *kainā́(ˀ)s *kainā́u(ˀ) *kainṓn
    locative *kainā́iˀ *kainā́u(ˀ) *kainā́(ˀ)su
    dative *káināi *kainā́(ˀ)(ˀ) *kainā́(ˀ)mas
    instrumental *káināˀn *kainā́(ˀ)māˀ *kainā́(ˀ)mīˀs
    vocative *káina *káināiˀ *káinās

    Descendants

    • East Baltic:
      • Lithuanian: káina (with accent shift), kainá (dialectal)
      • Samogitian: kaina
    • Proto-Slavic: *cěnà (see there for further descendants)

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 Derksen, Rick (2008), “*cěnà”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden; Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 75:*koinaʔ
    2. 2.0 2.1 Derksen, Rick (2015), “kaina”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 217:*koináʔ