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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/diva

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 *divъ (some kind of a demon) + *-a.

Noun

*diva f (masculine *divъ)

  1. female equivalent of *divъ (some kind of a demon).

Declension

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: дива (diva)
  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: (dialectal) ди́ва (díva)
      • Bulgarian: (dialectal) дива-самодива (diva-samodiva), самоди́ва (samodíva)
    • Macedonian: самодива (samodiva)
  • West Slavic:
    • Sorbian:
      • ? Upper Sorbian: dźiwica

References

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