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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zajьka

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 *zàjęcь +‎ *-ьka.

Noun

*zajьka m

  1. Diminutive of *zàjęcь (“hare”)

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: *заика (*zaika)

Further reading
  • Anikin, A. E. (2023), “за́йка”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), issue 17 (жихарь I – засьюндывать), Moscow: Russian Language Institute, →ISBN, page 222
  • Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1985), “за́яц”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volume 3 (га! – інчэ́), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 312: “*zaj‑ + ‑ьk‑a”
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