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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/brinъ

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

Per Snoj, from the root of Proto-Slavic *borъ (“pine”), perhaps Proto-Indo-European *bʰrH- (“piercing, prickly”) + *-inъ. For the derivation, Snoj juxtaposes it with Proto-Slavic *klinъ (“wedge”) < *kolti (“to slaughter”), *kolъ (“stake”). Semantically, either referring to the sharpness of the conifer leaves or the pungent smell of their resin.

Possibly cognate with Proto-Germanic *brīnaz (“briny, salty”).

Noun

*brìnъ m[1][2]

  1. type of conifer
    → juniper (family Cupressaceae)
    → larch (family Pinaceae)

Alternative forms
  • *brina f
  • *brimъ (in West Slavic dialects)

Inflection

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Derived terms
  • *brinьje (collective)
  • *brinovъ

Descendants
  • South Slavic:
    • Serbo-Croatian: brȋn (“juniper”) (Chakavian)
    • Slovene: brȉn (“juniper”) (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: břím (“larch”)
    • Polish: brzyn (“type of deciduous shrub”) (regional)

Further reading
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1976), “*brinъ/*brimъ/*brina”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), issue 3 (*bratrьcь – *cьrky), Moscow: Nauka, page 30

References
  1. Olander, Thomas (2001), “brinъ”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “a (SA 155)”
  2. Snoj, Marko (2016), “brin”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Pslovan. ali slovan. *b(ъ)ri̋nъ”
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