Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bьrava

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

Alternative reconstructions

*borva (БЕР)

Etymology

From *bьrati (“to take, to collect”) +‎ *-va or *bor- (“assembly”) +‎ *-va. The exact etymology is unknown since the etymon is attested relatively lately and only in South Slavic. The Balkan Turkish loanword perava nonetheless points towards *bьrava.

Noun

*bьrava f

latch, fastener, locking mechanism (of an old-time gate)
lock (of a modern door)
Synonym: *zamъkъ

Inflection

Declension of *bьrava (hard a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*bьrava	*bьravě	*bьravy
genitive	*bьravy	*bьravu	*bьravъ
dative	*bьravě	*bьravama	*bьravamъ
accusative	*bьravǫ	*bьravě	*bьravy
instrumental	bьravojǫ, bьravǫ^**	*bьravama	*bьravami
locative	*bьravě	*bьravu	bьravasъ, bьravaxъ^*
vocative	*bьravo	*bьravě	*bьravy

^* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
^** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).

Derived terms

*bьravarjь (“locksmith”)

Descendants

East Slavic: —
South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
- Bulgarian: брава (brava)
- Macedonian: брава (brava)
- Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic script: бра̀ва
  
  Latin script: bràva
West Slavic: —

→ Albanian: bravë
→ Greek: μπράβα (bráva) (dialectal)
→ Turkish: perava (dialectal)