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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/o

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

Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic [Term?], from Proto-Indo-European *ō, ultimately a natural expression. Compare Ancient Greek ὦ (ô), Latin ō, Old Irish a, Gothic 𐍉 (ō), Old Armenian ով (ov), Albanian o. Although the Proto-Indo-European form is reconstructed, this interjection could arise at any stage.

As Trubachyov, there is no linkage to other Indo-European interjections.

Interjection

*o[1][2]

  1. Used to express strong emotions; oh!
  2. Used before a noun in the vocative; O...

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: о (o)
      • Belarusian: го (ho), о (o) (dialectal)
      • Ukrainian: о (o)
      • Russian: о (o)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Old Cyrillic script: о (o)
    • Bulgarian: о (o)
    • Macedonian: о (o)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Latin script: o
      Cyrillic script: о
    • Slovene: ō
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: o, ó
    • Old Polish: o
      • Masurian: o
      • Polish: o
    • Slovak: o, ó
    • Slovincian: ó
    • Sorbian:
      • Lower Sorbian: o
      • Upper Sorbian: o

References
  1. Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1999), “*o”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 26 (*novoukъ(jь) – *obgorditi), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 70
  2. Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “o!”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN, page 369

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