хвоꙗ
See also: хвоя
Old Ruthenian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic *хвоꙗ (*xvoja), from Proto-Slavic *xvòja, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *skwajāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *skwoy-eh₂, from *skwey-. Cognate with Russian хво́я (xvója).
Noun
хвоꙗ • (xvoja) f inan (related adjective хво́йный)
- pine (tree of the genus Pinus)
- Synonym: сосна́ (sosná)
- 1538, Книга Витебского земского суда 1533‒1540 гг., рукопись Российского государственного архива древних актов, ф. 389. кн. 228, page 83:
- шостакъ повелъ … по хвоꙗмъ по ѡльхамъ по березамъ
- šostak povel … po xvojam po olʹxam po berezam
- needles or branches of a coniferous tree
Related terms
Old Ruthenian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *skwey- (0 c, 5 e)