Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/znaxařь

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, *znati +‎ *-ařь.

Noun

*znaxařь m

  1. witch doctor, sangoma, shaman

Declension

Declension of *znaxařь (soft o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *znaxařь *znaxařa *znaxaři
genitive *znaxařa *znaxařu *znaxařь
dative *znaxařu *znaxařema *znaxařemъ
accusative *znaxařь *znaxařa *znaxařę̇
instrumental *znaxařьmь, *znaxařemь* *znaxařema *znaxaři
locative *znaxaři *znaxařu *znaxařixъ
vocative *znaxařu *znaxařa *znaxaři

* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: знахарь (znaxarĭ), знахорь (znaxorĭ)
      • Belarusian: зна́хар (znáxar)
      • Russian: зна́харь (znáxarʹ)
      • Ukrainian: знаха́р (znaxár)
  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: знаха̀р (znahàr)
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

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