Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/čьvanъ

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 1

Noun

*čьvanъ m[1]

  1. alternative form of *čьbanъ (jug, pitcher)
Declension
Declension of *čьvanъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm a)
singular dual plural
nominative *čьvanъ *čьvana *čьvani
genitive *čьvana *čьvanu *čьvanъ
dative *čьvanu *čьvanoma *čьvanomъ
accusative *čьvanъ *čьvana *čьvany
instrumental *čьvanъmь, *čьvanomь* *čьvanoma *čьvanȳ
locative *čьvaně *čьvanu *čьvaně̄xъ
vocative *čьvane *čьvana *čьvani

* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old Ruthenian: чва́нецъ (čvánecʹ)
      • Ukrainian: чва́нець (čvánecʹ)
  • South Slavic:
    • Church Slavonic: чьванъ (čĭvanŭ)
    • Bulgarian: чва́ница (čvánica)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: чва̏н
      Latin script: čvȁn

References

  1. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “čьvanъ”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:a (PR 132)

Etymology 2

Substantivized n-participle of *čьvati (to booster) +‎ *-anъ. ESSJa distinguish the two meanings.

Adjective

*čьvanъ

  1. (East and possibly South Slavic) presumptuous, arrogant
  2. (Lechitic) sly, cunning
Declension
Declension of *čьvanъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *čьvanъ *čьvana *čьvani
genitive *čьvana *čьvanu *čьvanъ
dative *čьvanu *čьvanoma *čьvanomъ
accusative *čьvanъ *čьvana *čьvany
instrumental *čьvanъmь, *čьvanomь* *čьvanoma *čьvany
locative *čьvaně *čьvanu *čьvaněxъ
vocative *čьvane *čьvana *čьvani

* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Derived terms
  • *čьvaniti (sę) (causative-iterative verb)
  • *čьvanь, *čьvanьstvo (abstract nouns)
Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: чьванъ (čĭvanŭ)
      • Russian: чва́нный (čvánnyj)
      • Ukrainian: чванни́й (čvannýj)
  • South Slavic:
    • >? Slovene: čvȃnj m, čvánja f (drunkard)
  • West Slavic:
    • Polish: cwany (sly, cunning)

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “чван”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1977), “*čьvanъ I, *čьvanъ II”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 4 (*čaběniti – *děľa), Moscow: Nauka, page 178