Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/čьlověčьjь

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 *čьlověkъ +‎ *-ьjь.[1]

Adjective

*čьlověčьjь

  1. (relational) humane

Descendants

  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: člověčí
    • Old Polish: człowieczy
    • Pomeranian:
      • Slovincian: czlôwjêczy
    • Slovak: človečí

References

  1. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1977), “*cělověčьjь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 4 (*čaběniti – *děľa), Moscow: Nauka, page 48
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