sirwis

Old Prussian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śírˀwis. Cognate with Lithuanian sti̇̀rna, Latvian stirna and Proto-Slavic *sь̀rna.

Noun

sirwis f

  1. (zoology) roe deer

References

  • Mažiulis, Vytautas (1988–1997) “sirwis”, in Prūsų kalbos etimologijos žodynas [Etymological dictionary of Old Prussian]‎[1] (in Lithuanian), Vilnius
  • G. H. F. Nesselmann (1873) “sirwis”, in Thesaurus linguae prussicae. Der preussische Vocabelvorrath [...] (in German), Berlin: Ferd. Dümmlers Verlagsbuchhandlung; Harrwitz & Gossmann, page 162
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