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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/xъrvatъ

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

Uncertain. Common theories from the 20th century derive it from an Iranian origin, the root word being a third-century Scytho-Sarmatian form attested in the Tanais Tablets as Χοροάθος (Khoroáthos, alternate forms comprise Khoróatos and Khoroúathos). See Etymology of Croatia on Wikipedia.

Noun

*xъrvatъ m[1]

  1. Croat

Declension

Possibly accent paradigm a?

Declension of *xъrvatъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *xъrvatъ *xъrvata *xъrvati
genitive *xъrvata *xъrvatu *xъrvatъ
dative *xъrvatu *xъrvatoma *xъrvatomъ
accusative *xъrvatъ *xъrvata *xъrvaty
instrumental *xъrvatъmь, *xъrvatomь* *xъrvatoma *xъrvaty
locative *xъrvatě *xъrvatu *xъrvatěxъ
vocative *xъrvate *xъrvata *xъrvati
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: хърватъ (xŭrvatŭ)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      • ⇒ Church Slavonic: хръватинъ (xrŭvatinŭ)
      • ⇒ Bulgarian: хърва́тин (hǎrvátin), хръва́тин (hrǎvátin)
      • Macedonian: Хрват (Hrvat)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: Хр̀ва̄т
      Latin script: Hr̀vāt
    • Slovene: hrvȁt (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:

References
  1. Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1981), “*xъrvat(in)ъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 8 (*xa – *jьvьlga), Moscow: Nauka, page 149

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