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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sъkromьnъ

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 *sъkromъ (restricted, bounded) + *-ьnъ. More at *kroma.

Adjective

*sъkromьnъ

  1. modest, humble

Inflection

Derived terms

  • *sъkromьnostь (modesty)
  • *sъkromьnikъ m, *sъkromьnica f (humble person)

Descendants

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “скромный”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (2002), “скромен”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 6 (пỳскам – словàр²), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 802
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