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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/xyrъ

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

Possibly, related to *xvorъ.

Adjective

*xyrъ[1]

  1. sick, weakened, debilitated

Declension

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: хíры (xíry)
    • Russian: хи́рый (xíryj) (dialectal)
    • Ukrainian: хи́рий (xýryj), хи́рний (xýrnyj)
  • West Slavic:
    • Sorbian:
      • Lower Sorbian: chyrny

References

  1. Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1981), “*xyrъ(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 8 (*xa – *jьvьlga), Moscow: Nauka, page 158

Further reading

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