< Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic
Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/pīˀsdāˀ
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Proto-Balto-Slavic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *písdeh₂ (“vulva”), from *h₁epi (“upon, by”) + *sed- (“to sit”), i.e. originally an euphemism meaning "what one sits on".
Noun
*pīˀsdāˀ f
- vulva
- buttocks?
Inflection
Declension of *pīˀsdāˀ (ā-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *pīˀsdāˀ | *pīˀsdaiˀ | *pīˀsdāˀs |
| Accusative | *pīˀsdanˀ | *pīˀsdaiˀ | *pīˀsdāˀs |
| Genitive | *pīˀsdāˀs | *pīˀsdāˀuš? | *pīˀsdun |
| Locative | *pīˀsdāiˀ | *pīˀsdāˀuš? | *pīˀsdāˀsu |
| Dative | *pīˀsdāiˀ | *pīˀsdāˀmō | *pīˀsdāˀmas |
| Instrumental | *pīˀsdāˀm | *pīˀsdāˀmō | *pīˀsdāˀmiš |
| Vocative | *pīˀsda | *pīˀsdaiˀ | *pīˀsdāˀs |
Descendants
- Latvian: pīzda
- Lithuanian: pyzdà
- Old Prussian: peisda (“ass”)
- Slavic: *pizdà (see there for further descendants)