Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/smaga

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

By surface analysis, *smagati (“to whip”) +‎ *-a, most likely akin to Lithuanian smõgti (“to strike, to sway”). Further origin unclear.

Has been tenatively compared with Ancient Greek σμήχω (smḗkhō, “to wipe off, to purge”).

Noun

*smàga f

heat, singe, dryness

Declension

Declension of *smàga (hard a-stem, accent paradigm a)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*smàga	*smàdzě	*smàgy
genitive	*smàgy	*smàgu	*smàgъ
dative	*smàdzě	*smàgama	*smàgamъ
accusative	*smàgǫ	*smàdzě	*smàgy
instrumental	smàgojǫ, smàgǭ^**	*smàgama	*smàgamī
locative	*smàdzě	*smàgu	smàgasъ, smàgaxъ^*
vocative	*smàgo	*smàdzě	*smàgy

^* -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).

Derived terms

*smažiti (causative-iterative verb)
*smaglъ

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: сма́га (smága)
  - Belarusian: сма́га (smáha)
  - Russian: сма́га (smága)
  - Ukrainian: сма́га (smáha)
South Slavic:
- Slovene: smágа (tonal orthography)
West Slavic:
- Czech: smáhа, smahа (obsolete)
- Polish: smaga
- Sorbian:
  - Lower Sorbian: smaga
  - Upper Sorbian: smaha