Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bordy

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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

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Etymology

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Possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *bardō[1] or a calque to it: equivalent to *borda (beard) +‎ *-y, literally “bearded (axe)”.

Noun

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*bordy f (South Slavic)

  1. axe, adze
    Synonyms: *tesla, *sekyra, *toporъ

Declension

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1975), “*bordy”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 2 (*bez – *bratrъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 201
  2. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “bradja”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:iz pslovan. *bordlȍ

Further reading

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  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “брадва”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 72