Filologija, No. 80, 2023.
Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.21857/yk3jwhng19
Prosthetic *g- before *ně- in proto-slavic
Ranko Matasović
orcid.org/0000-0001-7068-3036
Abstract
In this paper we argue that prosthetic *g- in Proto-Slavic *gnězdo ‘nest’ developed regularly before *n followed by *ě, rather than analogically. We further suggest two new etymologies that confirm the regularity of this development: Proto-Slavic *gněvъ ‘anger’ can be derived from PIE *noyH‑wo- (from the same root as OIr. níth ‘anger’ and OHG nīd(h) ‘jealousy, hate’), while Proto-Slavic *gnětiti ‘burn, light (a fire)’ can be from PIE *noyt- ‘shine’ (from the same root as Lat. niteō ‘shine’). We also show that, although the proposed rule of “g-prosthesis” in Slavic relies on only three examples, there are no counter-examples which would refute it.
Keywords
etymology, Proto-Slavic, Proto-Indo-European, *gnězdo
Hrčak ID:
306265
URI
Publication date:
19.7.2023.
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