Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/čьrnъ bogъ

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 *čь̀rnъ (“bad, evil”) +‎ *bȍgъ (“fate”).

    Noun

    *čь̀rnъ bȍgъ m[1]

    1. bad luck
      Antonym: *bě̃lъ bȍgъ

    Declension

    This noun needs an inflection-table template.

    Descendants

    • East Slavic:
      • ⇒ Russian: Чернобожье (Černobožʹje, oikonym)
      • ⇒ Ukrainian: Чернобожна (Černobožna, oikonym)
    • West Slavic:
      • Old Polabian: *carny bog[2]
        • → Medieval Latin: Zcerneboch
      • Silesian: Czorny Bóg (“evil spirit, devil”)
      • Slovincian: Czorny Bóg (“devil”)

    References

    1. ^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1976), “cŕ̥nъ bogъ”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 2 (caca – davьnota), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 243 (page lacking)
    2. ^ Michał Łuczyński (2020), “2.2.4 Społab. *Bělъ bogъ, *Čŕ̥nъ bogъ”, in Bogowie dawnych Słowian. Studium onomastyczne, Kielce: Kieleckie Towarzystwo Naukowe, →ISBN, page 187
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