Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ěsnъ

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From earlier *ěsknъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *áiˀšknas. Morphologically equivalent to *ěska (bright light) +‎ *-nъ. Akin with Lithuanian áiškus.

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- (to energize, to invigorate) or *h₂eydʰ- (to ignite)[1]. Compare Tocharian B yesäñ, Thracian Αι̃νος (Aĩnos, Aenus) (town in Eastern Thrace).

Adjective[edit]

*ě̀snъ[1][2]

  1. clear, bright
    Synonyms: *světьlъ, *jarъkъ
  2. clear, serene (weather/sky)
    Synonym: *vedrъ
  3. clear, lucid, distinct

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Derived terms[edit]

  • *ěsno n (clear sky)
    • Czech: jasno
  • *ěsniti (to make clear)
  • *ěsněti (to be clear, visible)
  • *ěsъ, *ěsa (clarity) (back-formation)
  • *ěsnota, *ěsnostь (clarity)
  • *ěsninа (clear sky)

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “я́сный”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1979), “*ěsknъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 6 (*e – *golva), Moscow: Nauka, page 51
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “ясный”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volumes 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 474
  • ясний in Горох.ua (етимологія)
  • aiškus”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Derksen, Rick (2008) “*ě̀snъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 153:adj. o (a) ‘clear’
  2. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “jasen”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:Pslovan. *ě̋snъ, *ja̋snъ