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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/trava

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

Probably from Proto-Balto-Slavic *trāˀwā́ˀ.

Of uncertain origin, with no analogues outside of Slavic. Apparently related to Proto-Slavic *traviti (“to chew, to gnaw, to poison”), however, not certain in what manner.

Possibly from the same root as Proto-Slavic *tryti (“to rub, to crush”), Proto-Slavic *truti (“to consume, to poison”), which are believed to continue Proto-Indo-European *trewH-. For similar vṛddhi-like construction, compare Proto-Slavic *slava (“fame”) from Proto-Slavic *sluti (“to utter”). If correct, then likely akin to Ancient Greek τρῡ́ω (trū́ō, “to exhaust”), Ancient Greek τραῦμα (traûma, “wound, damage”), Ancient Greek τρώγω (trṓgō, “to chew, to gnaw”), and Proto-Germanic *þrēaną (“to twist, to throw”).

See *traviti for further discussion.

Noun

*trāvà f[1][2][3]

  1. grass

Alternative forms

Inflection

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  • *otrova (“poison”)
  • *troviti, *traviti (“to poison”)
  • *truti (“to consume, to poison”) (possibly)
  • *tryti (“to rub, to crush”) (possibly)
  • *trьvati (“to lose, to get rid of”) (possibly)

Descendants

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

References
  1. Derksen, Rick (2008), “*trāvà”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden; Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 496: “f. ā (b) 'grass'”
  2. Olander, Thomas (2001), “trava travy”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “b (SA 156; PR 135)”
  3. Snoj, Marko (2016), “tráva”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “*trava̋”
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