Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bagy

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

v-stem counterpart of Proto-Slavic *bagno (“marsh, swamp; peat”).

Noun

*bagy f

  1. wetland
    Synonyms: *tręsovina, *moča

Declension

Declension of *bagy (hard v-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *bagy *bagъvi *bagъvi
genitive *bagъve *bagъvu *bagъvъ
dative *bagъvi *bagъvьma, *bagъvama* *bagъvьmъ, *bagъvamъ*
accusative *bagъvь *bagъvi *bagъvi
instrumental *bagъvьjǫ, *bagъvľǫ** *bagъvьma, *bagъvama* *bagъvьmi, *bagъvami*
locative *bagъve *bagъvu *bagъvьxъ, *bagъvaxъ*
vocative *bagy *bagъvi *bagъvi

* -ьmъ/etc. are the original consonant-stem endings, while -amъ/etc. are later Common Slavic endings formed by analogy with a-stems.
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).

Derived terms

  • *bagunъ (“type of wetland plant”)
  • *bagъvina (“marsh algae”)
    • *bagъvьnikъ (“wetland plant”)
  • *bagnъ (“type of aquatic vegetation”)
    • *bagnъka, *bagnьcь (variants)
  • *bagno (“marsh”)
  • *bagrъ (“hue”)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Ukrainian: багва́ (bahvá)
      • → Russian: Багва́ (Bagvá) (toponym)
  • West Slavic:
    • Sorbian:
      • Lower Sorbian: bagi pl (“heatlands”)

Further reading

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1974), “*bagy”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 1 (*a – *besědьlivъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 134
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