Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pьrga

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

After Snoj, from *pьržiti (“to fry, to roast”).

Vasmer connected it with *prygati (“to jump”), Lithuanian proga (“sprout”), Sanskrit पराग (parāga, “pollen”) based on the meaning “beebread”, which however, more parsimoniously, can be presumed transferred from a human meal to the animal world.

Noun

*pьrga f

  1. roasted victuals ground and pulped together

Inflection

Declension of *pьrga (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *pьrga *pьrdzě *pьrgy
genitive *pьrgy *pьrgu *pьrgъ
dative *pьrdzě *pьrgama *pьrgamъ
accusative *pьrgǫ *pьrdzě *pьrgy
instrumental *pьrgojǫ, *pьrgǫ** *pьrgama *pьrgami
locative *pьrdzě *pьrgu *pьrgasъ, *pьrgaxъ*
vocative *pьrgo *pьrdzě *pьrgy

* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** 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).

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: пьрга (pĭrga)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

References

  • Snoj, Marko (2016) “pŕga”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “перга́”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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