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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kruša

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 *grušiti or *krušiti + *-ja, called so after its pulp. Cognate with Lithuanian kriaušė, Latvian krause (pear tree).

Noun

*krùša f[1]

  1. pear

Inflection

Alternative forms

Descendants

Further reading

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1980), “*gruša”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 7 (*golvačь – *gyžati), Moscow: Nauka, page 156

References

  1. Olander, Thomas (2001) “kruša (gruša) krušy”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:a (SA 23; PR 132; RPT 111)
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