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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/šьvьcь

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

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *sjuwikas, *sjuwikis. Equivalent to *šiti (to sew) + *-ьcь. Cognate with Lithuanian siuvìkas, siuvikis (tailor), Old Prussian schuwikis (tailor).

Noun

*šьvьcь m[1]

  1. (generally) seamster (person who sews)
    tailor, dressmaker (seamster who makes clothing)
    Synonyms: *krojačь, *kravьcь
    cobbler, shoemaker (seamster who makes footwear)
    Synonyms: *obuťařь, *postolařь

Alternative forms

Inflection

Derived terms

  • *šьvьkyni, *šьvaxa (seamstress) (feminine forms)
  • *šьvъ (stitch)
    • *šьvica (embroidery)
  • *šьvajьka (sewing tool)
  • *šidlo (awl)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: шьвьць (šĭvĭcĭ)
      • Belarusian: шаве́ц (šavjéc)
      • Russian: швец (švec)
      • Ukrainian: швець (švecʹ)
  • South Slavic:
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: ша́вац
      Latin script: šávac
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: švec
      • Czech: švec
        • Bohemian (Chod dialect): ševc
    • Old Polish: szwiec
    • Pomeranian:
    • Slovak: švec
    • Sorbian:
      • Lower Sorbian: šejc
      • Upper Sorbian: šewc

Further reading

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

References

  1. Derksen, Rick (2008) “*šьvьcь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 488:‘tailor, shoemaker’
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