Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/broščь

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

*broščь

Alternative reconstructions

*broťь

Etymology

Uncertain. Per Trubachev, from an unattested *broskati +‎ *-tь. Both i-stem and yo-stem declension are attested among descendants.

Based on semantic similarities, may reflect pre-Slavic *bro(z)gtь from the sparsely attested Proto-Slavic *brьzgati (“to burst”)/*bražiti (“to decompose, to disintegrate (for organic materials)”) + *-ťь, akin to East Slavic *braga (“pre-distilled alcohol mixture, must”). Possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreHg- (“to stink”).

Noun

*bròščь m

madder (Rubia tinctorum)
(by extension) → rouge, ingredient for red dye

Synonym: *marěna
brightly colored cladding/welt (in embroidery)

Alternative forms

*brožďь (with voiced *-šč-, dialectal)

Inflection

Declension of *bròščь (i-stem, accent paradigm b)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*bròščь	*broščì	bròščьjē, bròščē^*
genitive	*bròšči	bròščьju, brošču^*	broščь̀jь, bròšči^*
dative	*broščì	*bròščьma	*broščь̀mъ
accusative	*bròščь	*broščì	*broščì
instrumental	*broščь̀mь	*bròščьma	*bròščьmī
locative	*bròšči	bròščьju, brošču^*	*broščь̀xъ
vocative	*brošči	*broščì	bròščьjē, bròščē^*

^* The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).

Declension of *bròščь (soft o-stem, accent paradigm b)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*bròščь	*broščà	*broščì
genitive	*broščà	*broščù	*bròščь
dative	*broščù	*broščèma	*bròščemъ
accusative	*bròščь	*broščà	*broščę̇̀
instrumental	broščь̀mь, broščèmь^*	*broščèma	*bròšči
locative	*broščì	*broščù	*bròščixъ
vocative	*brošču	*broščà	*broščì

^* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

Related terms

*braga (“must”) (possibly)
*broglъ (“hair-grass (Aira)”) (South Slavic)

Derived terms

*broščiti, *brožďiti, *broťiti (“to redden, to dye red; to sparkle with blood”)
*broščavъ, *brоžďavъ, *broťavъ (“reddish, jagged”)
*broščika, *broťika (“sweetscented bedstraw”)
*broščьňakъ, *broťьňakъ (“place where madder grows”)

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: брощь (broščĭ)
  - Russian: брощи (brošči) (dialectal, only attested in plural form, obsolete)
  - Ukrainian: бріч (brič) (gen. броча́ (bročá)) (obsolete)
South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic: брощь (broštĭ) (attested since 12 cent.)
- Bulgarian: брош (broš)
- Macedonian: брошт (brošt), броќ (broḱ), брос (bros)
- Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic script: бро̏ћ
  
  Latin script: brȍć
- Slovene: bròč, bròšč
West Slavic:
- Old Czech: broc
  - Czech: broť (obsolete)
- Old Polish: broszcz
  - Polish: brocz (obsolete)
- Sorbian:
  - Lower Sorbian: broć (obsolete)