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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/axъ

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

Ultimately a natural expression. Either:

Interjection

*axъ[1][2]

  1. Used to express a lively feeling impulse; ah!
Derived terms
verbs
Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old Ruthenian: ахъ (ax)
      • Belarusian: ах (ax)
      • Ukrainian: ах (ax)
    • Russian: ах (ax)
  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: ах (ah)
    • Macedonian: ах (ah)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: а̏х
      Latin script: ȁh
    • Slovene: àh
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: ach
    • Slovak: ach, ách
    • Old Polish: ach
    • Kashubian: ach
    • Slovincian: ãχ
    • Sorbian:
      • Upper Sorbian: ach
      • Lower Sorbian: ach
  • Non-Slavic:

References
  1. Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1974), “achъ”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volumes 1 (a – bьzděti), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 152
  2. Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “ach!”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN, page 17
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