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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/čemerъ

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

Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kemeras, Proto-Indo-European *kemer-. Cognates include Lithuanian kemeras (Eupatorium cannabinum), Latvian cemeriņš (Helleborus), Greek χάμαρος (chámaros, Aconitum).

Noun

*čemerъ m[1][2]

  1. false hellebore (any plant of the genus Veratrum)
  2. hellebore (any plant of the genus Helleborus)
    1. venom, poison from these plants
    2. disease caused by these plants
      1. (East and South Slavic) venom, poison
      2. (East and South Slavic) anger, wrath, bitterness
Declension
Derived terms
nouns
verbs
adjectives
  • *čemerь
Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: чемеръ (čemerŭ)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: čemer (dated)
    • Polish: cemir, ciemier, cimierz, czemier (dialectal)
    • Slovak: čemer
  • Non-Slavic:
    • Lithuanian: čemerỹs
    • Hungarian: csömör
    • Romanian: cemer (dialectal)

References

  1. Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1977), “*čemerъ/*čemera”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 4 (*čaběniti – *děľa), Moscow: Nauka, page 52
  2. Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1976), “čemerъ”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volumes 2 (caca – davьnota), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 138

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “че́мер”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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