Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/boršьnьnъ

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 *boršьno (“flour”) +‎ *-ьnъ.

Adjective

*boršьnьnъ

1. (relational) flour

Inflection

Indefinite declension of *boršьnьnъ (hard)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*boršьnьnъ	*boršьnьna	*boršьnьno
genitive	*boršьnьna	*boršьnьny	*boršьnьna
dative	*boršьnьnu	*boršьnьně	*boršьnьnu
accusative	*boršьnьnъ	*boršьnьnǫ	*boršьnьno
instrumental	*boršьnьnomь	*boršьnьnojǫ	*boršьnьnomь
locative	*boršьnьně	*boršьnьně	*boršьnьně
vocative	*boršьnьne	*boršьnьno	*boršьnьno
dual	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*boršьnьna	*boršьnьně	*boršьnьně
genitive	*boršьnьnu	*boršьnьnu	*boršьnьnu
dative	*boršьnьnoma	*boršьnьnama	*boršьnьnoma
accusative	*boršьnьna	*boršьnьně	*boršьnьně
instrumental	*boršьnьnoma	*boršьnьnama	*boršьnьnoma
locative	*boršьnьnu	*boršьnьnu	*boršьnьnu
vocative	*boršьnьna	*boršьnьně	*boršьnьně
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*boršьnьni	*boršьnьny	*boršьnьna
genitive	*boršьnьnъ	*boršьnьnъ	*boršьnьnъ
dative	*boršьnьnomъ	*boršьnьnamъ	*boršьnьnomъ
accusative	*boršьnьny	*boršьnьny	*boršьnьna
instrumental	*boršьnьny	*boršьnьnami	*boršьnьny
locative	*boršьnьněxъ	*boršьnьnaxъ	*boršьnьněxъ
vocative	*boršьnьni	*boršьnьny	*boršьnьna

Definite declension of *boršьnьnъ (hard)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*boršьnьnъjь	*boršьnьnaja	*boršьnьnoje
genitive	*boršьnьnajego	*boršьnьnyję̇	*boršьnьnajego
dative	*boršьnьnujemu	*boršьnьněji	*boršьnьnujemu
accusative	*boršьnьnъjь	*boršьnьnǫjǫ	*boršьnьnoje
instrumental	*boršьnьnyjimь	*boršьnьnǫjǫ	*boršьnьnyjimь
locative	*boršьnьnějemь	*boršьnьněji	*boršьnьnějemь
vocative	*boršьnьnъjь	*boršьnьnaja	*boršьnьnoje
dual	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*boršьnьnaja	*boršьnьněji	*boršьnьněji
genitive	*boršьnьnuju	*boršьnьnuju	*boršьnьnuju
dative	*boršьnьnyjima	*boršьnьnyjima	*boršьnьnyjima
accusative	*boršьnьnaja	*boršьnьněji	*boršьnьněji
instrumental	*boršьnьnyjima	*boršьnьnyjima	*boršьnьnyjima
locative	*boršьnьnuju	*boršьnьnuju	*boršьnьnuju
vocative	*boršьnьnaja	*boršьnьněji	*boršьnьněji
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*boršьnьniji	*boršьnьnyję̇	*boršьnьnaja
genitive	*boršьnьnъjixъ	*boršьnьnъjixъ	*boršьnьnъjixъ
dative	*boršьnьnyjimъ	*boršьnьnyjimъ	*boršьnьnyjimъ
accusative	*boršьnьnyję̇	*boršьnьnyję̇	*boršьnьnaja
instrumental	*boršьnьnyjimi	*boršьnьnyjimi	*boršьnьnyjimi
locative	*boršьnьnyjixъ	*boršьnьnyjixъ	*boršьnьnyjixъ
vocative	*boršьnьniji	*boršьnьnyję̇	*boršьnьnaja

Related terms

• *boršьno (“flour; food, meal”)
  • *boršьňa, *boršьna
  • *boršьnikъ
• *bъrščь (“hogweed”)
• *bъrъ (“foxtail millet”)
  • *bъrěnъ
  • *bъrica
  • *bъrikъ, *bъrika

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: *борошьньнъ (*borošĭnĭnŭ)
    • Old Ruthenian: бороше́нный (borošénnyj)
      • Ukrainian: бороше́нний (borošénnyj)
• South Slavic:
  • Old Church Slavonic:

    Old Cyrillic script: брашьньнъ (brašĭnĭnŭ)

    Glagolitic script: ⰱⱃⰰⱎⱐⱀⱐⱀⱏ (brašĭnĭnŭ)

    • → Old East Slavic: брашьньнъ (brašĭnĭnŭ), брашьнъ (brašĭnŭ)
      • Middle Russian: бра́шенный (brášennyj), бра́шненый (brášnenyj), бра́шный (brášnyj)
        • Russian: (obsolete) бра́шенный (brášennyj), бра́шный (brášnyj)
  • Bulgarian: брашне́н (brašnén)
  • Macedonian: брашнен (brašnen)

Further reading

• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “брашно”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 75
• Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982), “борошно”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1 (А – Г), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 234
• Rudnyc'kyj, Ja. (1962–1972) “бо́рошно”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language, volumes 1 (А – Ґ), Winnipeg: Ukrainian Free Academy of Sciences, →LCCN, page 177