Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/swīˀnás

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

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *suH-iHnós, from *suH- (“pig, hog, swine”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *swīną, Proto-Hellenic *súīnos (from which Ancient Greek σύϊνος (súïnos)).

Adjective

*swīˀnás[1]

  1. (relational) pig, swine

Derived terms

nouns

Descendants

  • East Baltic:
    • Latvian: svīns (“dirty”)
  • Proto-Slavic: *svinъ (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ EDSIL, page 477: “*svinъ”, “BSl. *swiʔnos”, “PIE *suH-iHn-o-”

Further reading

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