Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/rъžь

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

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *rugís, from Proto-Indo-European *Hrugʰís. Related to Lithuanian rugỹs, Latvian rudzis, Old Prussian rugis, Proto-Germanic *rugiz (see Old Norse rugr, English rye).

Noun

*rъžь f

  1. rye (plant)

Declension

Declension of *rъ̏žь (i-stem, accent paradigm c)
singular dual plural
nominative *rъ̏žь *rъ̏ži *rъ̏ži
genitive *rъží *rъžьjù, *rъžu* *rъžь̀jь
dative *rъ̏ži *rъžьmà *rъ̏žьmъ
accusative *rъ̏žь *rъ̏ži *rъ̏ži
instrumental *rъžьjǫ́ *rъžьmà *rъžьmì
locative *rъží *rъžьjù, *rъžu* *rъ̏žьxъ
vocative *rъži *rъ̏ži *rъ̏ži

* 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: ръжь (rŭžĭ)
      • Old Ruthenian: рожъ (rož)
        • Belarusian: аржа f (arža) (obsolete, rare, 1851)
        • Ukrainian: ріж (riž) (dialectal)
      • Russian: рожь (rožʹ)
        • → Armenian: արիշ (ariš) (via a Kipchak language)
        • → Bashkir: арыш (arış)
        • → Crimean Tatar: арыш / arış
        • → Kildin Sami: ро̄шшь (rōšš’)
        • → Tatar: арыш (arış)
        • → Yakut: оруос (oruos)
    • Old Novgorodian: ръжь (rŭžĭ)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
  • Non-Slavic:
    • → Hungarian: rozs (from some Slavic source)

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “рожь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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