barnaj

Sudovian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *bernas, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to bear”). Compare Lithuanian bérnas, Latvian bȩ̄̀rns, however Old Prussian maldenikis, malnijks.[1][2]

Noun

barnaj

  1. children (plural)
    • 1985 [1984], Pogańske gwary z Narewu [Pagan dialects from Narew], sourced from copy by V. Zinow, line 101:
      dzieci — barnaj
      children

References

  1. ^ Zigmas Zinkevičius (1985), “Lenkų-jotvingių žodynėlis? [A Polish-Yotvingian dictionary?]”, in Baltistica, volume 21, number 1 (in Lithuanian), Vilnius: VU, →DOI, page 70: “barnaj ‘vaikai, l. dzieci’ 101.”
  2. ^ “bérnas” in Hock et al., Altlitauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch 2.0 (online, 2020–): “nar. s.pl. barnai Kinder”.
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