Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/dorъ

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

Action/result noun of Proto-Slavic *dьrati (“to tear, to flay”), reflecting Proto-Indo-European *dorH-ós from *der- (“to tear”). Cognate with Latvian nuõdaras pl (“plant bark”) (specifically: leftovers from plant flaying) and further Sanskrit दर (daráḥ, “cave, trench”), Ancient Greek δορός (dorós, “leather bag, sack”).

Noun

*dorъ m

tearing, cleansing
cleansed land
Synonym: *cěsta

Declension

Declension of *dorъ (hard o-stem)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*dorъ	*dora	*dori
Accusative	*dorъ	*dora	*dory
Genitive	*dora	*doru	*dorъ
Locative	*dorě	*doru	*dorěxъ
Dative	*doru	*doroma	*doromъ
Instrumental	dorъmь, doromь^*	*doroma	*dory
Vocative	*dore	*dora	*dori

^* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Derived terms

*vъzdorъ (“snap, nonsense”)
*orzdorъ (“discord, dispute, scandal”)
*perdorъ (“tunnel, crevice”)
*udorъ, *udorina (“ruins”)

Related terms

*dьrati (“to tear”)
*dьrtъ (“torn, ratty, old”)
*dьrnъ (“clump, piece”)
*dorka/*dьraka (“thorn”)

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: доръ (dorŭ)
  - Belarusian: дор (dor, “plank”)
  - Russian: дор (dor) (dated)
South Slavic:
- Serbo-Croatian: (toponym)
  Cyrillic: Дор
  Latin: Dor