Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kruša

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 *grušiti or *krušiti +‎ *-ja, called so after its pulp. Cognate with Lithuanian kriaušė, Latvian krause (“pear tree”).

Noun

*krùša f[1]

pear

Inflection

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Alternative forms

*gruša

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Belarusian: гру́ша (hrúša)
- Russian: гру́ша (grúša)
- Ukrainian: гру́ша (hrúša)
South Slavic:
- Bulgarian: кру́ша (krúša)
- Macedonian: кру́ша (krúša)
- Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic script: крушка
  
  Latin script: kruška
- Slovene: hruška
West Slavic:
- Old Czech: hrušě, hruška
  - Czech: hruška
    - Bohemian (Chod dialect): hruška
- Kashubian: krëszka
- Polabian: grausåi
- Polish: grusza, gruszka
- Slovak: hruška
- Sorbian:
  - Upper Sorbian: krušwa
  - Lower Sorbian: kšuška

References

Olander, Thomas (2001), “kruša (gruša) krušy”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “a (SA 23; PR 132; RPT 111)”

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[1] Olander, Thomas (2001), “kruša (gruša) krušy”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “a (SA 23; PR 132; RPT 111)”