Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sěra

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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

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Etymology

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Origin unclear.

Baltic forms (Lithuanian sierà, Latvian sērs) were likely borrowed from Old East Slavic.

It is unclear whether Old East Slavic цѣрь (cěrĭ, sulfur) is related.

Noun

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*sěra f

  1. sulfur

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Non-Slavic:

References

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