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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/struna

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

Uncertain. The two main hypotheses are:

  • From Proto-Indo-European *sterh₁- (“to streak, to strip”)[1], akin to *strěla (“arrow”), possibly from an unattested *-uti derivative *struti (“to strain”) +‎ *-nъ +‎ *-a. If correct, then the Slavic lemma would be a cognate with Proto-Germanic *strinô (“strip, strand”).
  • From Proto-Indo-European *srew- (“to flow, to stream”) (possibly *strew- (“to strew”)), akin to Proto-Slavic *struja, *struga (“stream”), either via the earlier form *strugna or (according to Vasmer) *strugsna. Neither form is phonetically satisfactory.

Noun

*strùna f[2][1]

  1. string (of a musical instrument)
    Synonyms: *postornъkъ, *vьrvь

Declension

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Derived terms
  • *strunьnъ (“stringed”)

Descendants

Further reading
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “струна́”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. & suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
  • Todorov, T. A.; Racheva, M., editors (2010), “струна”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 507

References
  1. Snoj, Marko (2016), “struna”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “*strűna”
  2. Olander, Thomas (2001), “struna”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “a (PR 132)”
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