Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/swīˀnīˀ

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

Alternative forms

  • *swīˀnijāˀ (jā-stem)

Etymology

From *swīˀnás (“related to pigs”) +‎ *-īˀ or from Proto-Indo-European *suH-iHn-ih₂, from *suH- (“pig, hog, swine”).

Noun

*swīˀnīˀ f[1]

  1. pig, swine
adjectives

Descendants

  • West Baltic:
    • ⇒ Old Prussian: swintian
  • Proto-Slavic: *svinьjà (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ EDSIL, page 477: “*svinьjà”, “BSl. *swiʔn-”
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