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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bъzъ

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

Alternative reconstructions
  • *bъzgъ, *bъzdъ[1]

Etymology

Related to Proto-Slavic *bazъ (“elder tree”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵos.

Noun

*bъ̏zъ m[1]

  1. elderberry (Sambucus)

Declension
Declension of *bъzъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *bъzъ *bъza *bъzi
genitive *bъza *bъzu *bъzъ
dative *bъzu *bъzoma *bъzomъ
accusative *bъzъ *bъza *bъzy
instrumental *bъzъmь, *bъzomь* *bъzoma *bъzy
locative *bъzě *bъzu *bъzěxъ
vocative *bъze *bъza *bъzi
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
  • *bazъ (“elder tree”)
  • *buzъ (“hum, purr”) (in Bulgarian attested in 0-grade, identical to *bъzъ)
    • *buzina (“rumble”)
  • *bukъ (“beech”)

Derived terms
  • *bъzьlъ (“elder tree”)
  • *bъzьkъ (“shrubs of bushes”)
  • *bъzakъ (“shrubs of bushes”)
  • *bъzunъ (“cockchafer”)
  • *bъzina (“elder wood”)
  • (possibly) *bъžurъ
  • *bъzьjь (“overgrown with bushes”)
  • *bъzovъ (ref. adj.)
    • *bъzovina
    • *bъzovišče
    • *bъzovьcь
    • *bъzovьje

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: бъзъ (bŭzŭ), бозъ (bozŭ)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Old Cyrillic script: бъзъ (bŭzŭ)
      Glagolitic script: ⰱⱏⰸⱏ (bŭzŭ)
      • Bulgarian: бъз (bǎz)
        • ⇒ Bulgarian: бъ́зел (bǎ́zel), бо́зъл (bózǎl), бъ́зек (bǎ́zek)
      • Macedonian: боз (boz)
      • → Romanian: boz, bozie
    • Serbo-Croatian: баз, боз
    • Slovene: bə̏z (tonal orthography) (dialectal)
  • West Slavic:
  • Non-Slavic:
    • → Greek: βούζιον (voúzion)
    • → Hungarian: bodza

Further reading
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “боз”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*bъzъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 144
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “бъз¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 97

References
  1. Snoj, Marko (2016) “bez”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “*bъ̏zъ”
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