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 • (xvojaf inan (related adjective хво́йный)

  1. pine (tree of the genus Pinus)
    Synonym: сосна́ (sosná)
  2. needles or branches of a coniferous tree
Old Ruthenian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *skwey- (0 c, 5 e)

Descendants

  • Belarusian: хво́я (xvója)
  • Ukrainian: хво́я (xvója); фо́я (fója) (dialectal)

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