Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/abo

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

  • Etymology tree
    Proto-Balto-Slavic *ō
    Proto-Slavic *a
    Proto-Indo-European *bʰo*
    Proto-Balto-Slavic *ba
    Proto-Slavic *bo
    Proto-Slavic *abo

    Univerbation of *a +‎ *bo.

    Conjunction

    *abo[1][2]

    1. or
    2. whether

    Descendants

    • East Slavic:
      • Old East Slavic: або (abo)
    • South Slavic:
      • ⇒ Slovene: àboj (dialectal)
    • West Slavic:

    Further reading

    1. ^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1974), “aže”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 1 (a – bьzděti), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 167
    2. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1974), “*a bo”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 1 (*a – *besědьlivъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 34
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