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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/něžьnъ

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 *něga (caress) + *-ьnъ. Possibly akin to Latvian naigs (quick, brisk).

Adjective

*ně̀žьnъ[1]

  1. tender

Inflection

Derived terms

  • *něžьnostь (tenderness)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: нѣжьнъ (něžĭnŭ)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: něžný
    • Slovak: nežný
    • Sorbian:
      • Lower Sorbian:
      • Upper Sorbian:

Further reading

  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “нежен”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 600
  • ніжний in Горох.ua (Етимологія)

References

  1. Snoj, Marko (2016) “nežen”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:Pslovan. *ně̋žьnъ
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