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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bagrъ

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 1

Most likely from *bag- (attested in *bagati (“to ignite fire”)) + *-rъ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₃g-.

Karl Heinrich Menges proposed borrowing from some Turkic language, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *bakïr (“copper”).

Adjective

*bagrъ[1]

  1. purple (color)
Declension
Derived terms
  • *bagrъ
  • *bagra
  • *bagrovъ
  • *bagriti
    • *bagridlo
  • *bagrěnъ
  • *bagrьcь
Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Ukrainian: багри́й (bahrýj) (dialectal)
  • South Slavic:

Etymology 2

Nominalization of *bagrъ (see Etymology 1).[1]

Noun

*bãgrъ m[1][2][3]

  1. purple (color)
  2. purple dye (probably)
Alternative forms
Declension
Descendants
  • East Slavic:
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Old Cyrillic script: багъръ (bagŭrŭ, “purple”)
      Glagolitic script: ⰱⰰⰳⱏⱃⱏ (bagŭrŭ, “purple”)
    • Bulgarian: ба́гър (bágǎr, “warm hue”)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: ба̏гар (“purple; purple robe, fabric; scarlet”)
      Latin script: bȁgar (“purple; purple robe, fabric; scarlet”)
    • Slovene: báger (“purple; scarlet”) (tonal orthography)

See also

Colors in Proto-Slavic · *mȃsti (layout · text)
     *bělъ
(of animals) *bronъ
     *sivъ, *śěrъ, *śědъ      *čьrnъ, *smaglъ, *smǫglъ
(of animals) *vornъ, *galъ
             *čьrvenъ, *ryďь, *ruměnъ              *rudъ, *granivъ; *smědъ
(of animals) *gnědъ
             *žьltъ
(of animals) *solvъ; *polvъ
             *zelenъ              *zelenъ, *grěnъ             
                          *polvъ              *siňь; *modrъ
             *slivъ              *bagrъ             

References

  1. Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1974), “bagrъ 1”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volumes 1 (a – bьzděti), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 178
  2. Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1974), “*bag(ъ)rъ I”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 1 (*a – *besědьlivъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 130
  3. Olander, Thomas (2001) “bagrъ”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List‎, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “b rød maling (PR 134)”
Further reading
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “багра”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volumes 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 24

Etymology 3

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰāǵʰ- (“to bend”), compare *bʰāǵʰus (“arm”).

Noun

*bagrъ m[1][2]

  1. hook, gaff
Alternative forms
  • *bagro
Declension
Descendants

References

  1. Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1974), “bagrъ 2”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volumes 1 (a – bьzděti), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 179
  2. Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1974), “*bag(ъ)rъ II”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 1 (*a – *besědьlivъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 132
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