Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/tъjьdьnь

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

Alternative forms

Etymology

From *tъ (this, that) +‎ *jь +‎ *dьnь (day).[1]

Per Lučyc-Fedarėc, I. I., Belarusian ты́дзень (týdzjenʹ), ты́дзянь (týdzjanʹ), ты́день (týdjenʹ) probably are borrowed/caused from/by Polish language.

Noun

*tъjьdьnь m

  1. week

Declension

See also

Days of the week in Proto-Slavic · *dьne nedě̀ľę̇/tajegodьne (layout · text)
*ponedělъkъ
*ponedělьnikъ
*vъtorъkъ
*vъtorьnikъ
*serda *četvьrtъkъ *pętъkъ *sǫbota *neděľa

Usage notes

This form is preferred by the Catholic tribes, while the Orthodox tribes use *sedmica[2] or the word *neděľa for Sunday also for week.

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: тыйдень (tyjdjenʹ), тыйдзень (tyjdzjenʹ), ты́дзень (týdzjenʹ)
      • Belarusian: ты́днік (týdnik, week)
    • Russian: ты́день (týdenʹ)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

References

  1. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “tẹ̑den”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si
  2. ^ Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “неделя”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 566

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