Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sanь

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 Proto-Balto-Slavic *śāˀnos, *śāˀnis. Cognate with Latvian sãns (“side”), Latgalian sõns (“side, flank”) Lithuanian šónas (“side, flank”).

Noun

*sanь f

sleigh, sledge

Inflection

Declension of *sanь (i-stem)

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*sanь	*sani	*sani
Accusative	*sanь	*sani	*sani
Genitive	*sani	sanьju, saňu^*	sanьjь, sani^*
Locative	*sani	sanьju, saňu^*	*sanьxъ
Dative	*sani	*sanьma	*sanьmъ
Instrumental	sanьjǫ, saňǫ^*	*sanьma	*sanьmi
Vocative	*sani	*sani	*sani

^* The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).

Derived terms

From *sani (plural):

East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: сань (sanĭ)
  - Belarusian: са́ні (sáni)
  - Russian: са́ни (sáni)
    - → Kildin Sami: соа̄нн (såånn)
  - Ukrainian: са́ни (sány)
South Slavic:
- Macedonian: санка (sanka)
- Serbo-Croatian:
  Cyrillic: са̏оне
  Latin: sȁone
- Slovene: sanī (tonal orthography)
West Slavic:
- Czech: sáně
- Old Polish: sani
  - Polish: sanie
- Slovak: sane
- Sorbian:
  - Lower Sorbian: sańe
  - Upper Sorbian: sanje

Descendants

East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: сань (sanĭ)
South Slavic:
- Old Church Slavonic:
  - Church Slavonic: сань (sanĭ) (Russian recension)
- ⇒ Bulgarian: са́нка (sánka) (diminutive)
West Slavic:
- Czech: saň
- Polish: sań