Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kopytьnikъ

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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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*kopytъnikъ (Asarum europaeum) (sense 1)
*kopytъnikъ (Tussilago farfara) (sense 2)

Etymology

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From *kopyto +‎ *-ьnikъ, so called because of the form of its leaf, which is evident because Asarum europaeum and Tussilago farfara are unrelated but have a similarly looking leaf.

Noun

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*kopytьnikъ m

  1. hazelwort (Asarum europaeum)
  2. coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara)
    Synonym: *podъbělъ
  3. (farriery) hoof trimmer, hoof nipper

Inflection

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Descendants

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Further reading

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  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1984), “*kopytьnikъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 11 (*konьcь – *kotьna(ja)), Moscow: Nauka, page 37