Reconstruction:Old Polish/dobry dzień

This Old Polish 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.

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dobrъ dьnь. By surface analysis, literally, “good day”.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /dɔbriː d͡ʑʲɛːɲ/
IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /dɔbri d͡ʑʲeɲ/

Phrase

*dobry dzień

good day

Descendants

Polish: (dated) dobry dzień, dobrydzień (dated or regional)
⇒ Polish: dzień dobry
- → Belarusian: дзе́нь до́бры (dzjénʹ dóbry) (calque)
- → Silesian: dziyń dobry (calque)
- → Ukrainian: де́нь до́брий (dénʹ dóbryj) (calque)
Silesian: dobry dziyń

References

Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1979), “dobrъ”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 3 (davьnъ – dobirati sę), Wrocław: Ossolineum, →ISBN, page 310