орѣхъ

Old Ruthenian
орѣхи

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic орѣхъ (orěxŭ), from Proto-Slavic *o(b)rěxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rēks‑, from Proto-Indo-European *areyis-.[1][2][3][4] Cognate with Russian оре́х (oréx).

Noun

орѣхъ • (orěx) m inan (related adjective орѣ́ховый)

  1. nut (tree or seed)

Descendants
  • Belarusian: арэ́х (aréx), гарэ́х (haréx)
  • Carpathian Rusyn: орі́х (oríx)
  • Ukrainian: горі́х (horíx); орі́х (oríx), ворі́х (voríx), йорі́х (joríx), оре́х (oréx) (dialectal)

References
  1. Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (2002), “*obrěxъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 29 (*obpovědati – *obsojьnica), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 71: “ст.-блр. орех ― st.-blr. orex”
  2. Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982), “горіх”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1 (А – Г), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 567
  3. Rudnyc'kyj, Ja. (1962–1972) “горі́х”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language, volumes 1 (А – Ґ), Winnipeg: Ukrainian Free Academy of Sciences, →LCCN, page 694: “MUk. горѣсѣ (XVIII c.), горіхы (XVII c.), горѣхи (1737)”
  4. Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1978), “арэ́х”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 1 (А – бячэ́йка), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 159

Further reading
  • Bulyka, A. M., editor (2002), “орехъ”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 22 (оддыханье – ость), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 316
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