Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/solvъ

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

From Proto-Indo-European *solHwos. Indo-European cognates include Old High German salwo (“dirty yellow”), Old Irish salach (“dirty”).

Adjective

*solvъ

1. yellowish-gray

Declension

Indefinite declension of *solvъ (hard)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*solvъ	*solva	*solvo
genitive	*solva	*solvy	*solva
dative	*solvu	*solvě	*solvu
accusative	*solvъ	*solvǫ	*solvo
instrumental	*solvomь	*solvojǫ	*solvomь
locative	*solvě	*solvě	*solvě
vocative	*solve	*solvo	*solvo
dual	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*solva	*solvě	*solvě
genitive	*solvu	*solvu	*solvu
dative	*solvoma	*solvama	*solvoma
accusative	*solva	*solvě	*solvě
instrumental	*solvoma	*solvama	*solvoma
locative	*solvu	*solvu	*solvu
vocative	*solva	*solvě	*solvě
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*solvi	*solvy	*solva
genitive	*solvъ	*solvъ	*solvъ
dative	*solvomъ	*solvamъ	*solvomъ
accusative	*solvy	*solvy	*solva
instrumental	*solvy	*solvami	*solvy
locative	*solvěxъ	*solvaxъ	*solvěxъ
vocative	*solvi	*solvy	*solva

Definite declension of *solvъ (hard)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*solvъjь	*solvaja	*solvoje
genitive	*solvajego	*solvyję̇	*solvajego
dative	*solvujemu	*solvěji	*solvujemu
accusative	*solvъjь	*solvǫjǫ	*solvoje
instrumental	*solvyjimь	*solvǫjǫ	*solvyjimь
locative	*solvějemь	*solvěji	*solvějemь
vocative	*solvъjь	*solvaja	*solvoje
dual	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*solvaja	*solvěji	*solvěji
genitive	*solvuju	*solvuju	*solvuju
dative	*solvyjima	*solvyjima	*solvyjima
accusative	*solvaja	*solvěji	*solvěji
instrumental	*solvyjima	*solvyjima	*solvyjima
locative	*solvuju	*solvuju	*solvuju
vocative	*solvaja	*solvěji	*solvěji
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*solviji	*solvyję̇	*solvaja
genitive	*solvъjixъ	*solvъjixъ	*solvъjixъ
dative	*solvyjimъ	*solvyjimъ	*solvyjimъ
accusative	*solvyję̇	*solvyję̇	*solvaja
instrumental	*solvyjimi	*solvyjimi	*solvyjimi
locative	*solvyjixъ	*solvyjixъ	*solvyjixъ
vocative	*solviji	*solvyję̇	*solvaja

Related terms

• *solviti (“grow dim (of the eyes); become lethargic, sleepy”)
• *solvьjь (“nightingale”)

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: соло́вꙑи (solóvyi, “light red color with white tail and mane (about horses)”)
    • Old Ruthenian: соло́вый (solóvyj, “bay (hair coat color of horses)”)
      • Ukrainian: соло́вий (solóvyj, “yellowish-grey”)
    • Russian: соло́вый (solóvyj, “light bay”), солово́й (solovój, “yellowish-grey”)
• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic:
    • ⇒ Russian Church Slavonic: славоочиѥ (slavoočije, “blue-gray (of eyes)”)

References

• Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 460