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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/povorzъ

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 *po- +‎ *vorzъ (“bind, tie”), from Proto-Indo-European *werǵʰ- (“to tie”). Cognate with Lithuanian várža (“fish trap”), Latvian var̂za.

Noun

*povorzъ m

  1. cord, rope

Declension
Declension of *povorzъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *povorzъ *povorza *povorzi
genitive *povorza *povorzu *povorzъ
dative *povorzu *povorzoma *povorzomъ
accusative *povorzъ *povorza *povorzy
instrumental *povorzъmь, *povorzomь* *povorzoma *povorzy
locative *povorzě *povorzu *povorzěxъ
vocative *povorze *povorza *povorzi
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Alternative forms
  • *vьrzati (“to tie”), *verzti (“to bind”)
  • *vьrzъka (“tie, bond”)
  • *vьrzьlъ (“bundle”)
  • *verslo (“binder”)
  • *vьrša (“fishing basket”)

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Ukrainian: по́вороз (póvoroz)
      • ⇒ Ukrainian: поворо́зка (povorózka), поворі́зка (povorízka)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic: повразъ (povrazŭ)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: по̏вра̄з
      Latin script: pȍvrāz
    • Slovene: povràz (“cord, noose”), póvraz (“handle”)
  • West Slavic:

Further reading
  • повороз in Горох.ua (Етимологія)
  • “varža”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
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