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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/aby

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

Univerbation of *a +‎ *by.

Particle

*aby[1][2]

  1. as long as

Conjuction

*aby[1][2]

  1. so that, in order to

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: абꙑ (aby)
    • Old Novgorodian: абꙑ (aby)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Old Cyrillic: абꙑ (aby)
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: aby
    • Old Polish: aby
    • Slovak: aby
    • Sorbian:
      • Lower Sorbian: aby
      • Upper Sorbian: aby

Further reading
  1. Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1974), “aby”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 1 (a – bьzděti), Wrocław: National Ossoliński Institute, page 148
  2. Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1974), “*a by”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), volume 1 (*a – *besědьlivъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 35
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