Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bъzъ

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

    Related to Proto-Slavic *bazъ (elder tree), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵos.

    Noun

    *bъ̏zъ m[1]

    1. elderberry (Sambucus)

    Declension

    Declension of *bъzъ (hard o-stem)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *bъzъ *bъza *bъzi
    genitive *bъza *bъzu *bъzъ
    dative *bъzu *bъzoma *bъzomъ
    accusative *bъzъ *bъza *bъzy
    instrumental *bъzъmь, *bъzomь* *bъzoma *bъzy
    locative *bъzě *bъzu *bъzěxъ
    vocative *bъze *bъza *bъzi

    * -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

    Alternative reconstructions

    • *bъzgъ, *bъzdъ[1]

    Derived terms

    • *bъzakъ (shrubs of bushes)
    • *bъzina (elder wood)
    • *bъzьjь (overgrown with bushes)
    • *bъzьkъ (shrubs of bushes)
    • *bъzьlъ (elder tree)
    • *bъzovъ (ref. adj.)
      • *bъzovina
      • *bъzovišče
      • *bъzovьcь
      • *bъzovьje
    • *bъzunъ (cockchafer)
    • (possibly) *bъžurъ
    • *bazъ (elder tree)
    • *buzъ (hum, purr) (in Bulgarian attested in 0-grade, identical to *bъzъ)
      • *buzina (rumble)
    • *bukъ (beech)

    Descendants

    • East Slavic:
      • Old East Slavic: бъзъ (bŭzŭ), бозъ (bozŭ)
    • South Slavic:
      • Old Church Slavonic:
        Old Cyrillic script: бъзъ (bŭzŭ)
        Glagolitic script: ⰱⱏⰸⱏ (bŭzŭ)
        • Bulgarian: бъз (bǎz)
          • Bulgarian: бъ́зел (bǎ́zel), бо́зъл (bózǎl), бъ́зек (bǎ́zek)
        • Macedonian: боз (boz)
        • Romanian: boz, bozie
      • Serbo-Croatian: baz, boz
      • Serbo-Croatian: баз, боз
      • Slovene: bə̏z (tonal orthography) (dialectal)
    • West Slavic:
    • Non-Slavic:
      • Greek: βούζιον (voúzion)
      • Hungarian: bodza

    Further reading

    • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “боз”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
    • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*bъzъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 144
    • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “бъз¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 97

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 Snoj, Marko (2016), “bez”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:*bъ̏zъ