поросѧ

поросѧ

Old Ruthenian

поросѧ́

Alternative forms

• поросꙗ́ (porosjá)

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic поросѧ́ (porosę́), from Proto-Slavic *pȏrsę, from *pòrsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *párśas, from Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos.[1][2]

Noun

поросѧ́ • (porosjá) n anim (diminutive поросе́нокъ)

1. young pig, piglet

Descendants

• Belarusian: парася́ (parasjá), парасё (parasjó)
• Rusyn: порося́ (porosjá)
• Ukrainian: порося́ (porosjá); переся́ (peresjá) (dialectal)

References

1. Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2003), “порося́”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 4 (Н – П), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 525
2. Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1993), “парася́”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volume 8 (не́марач – пая́ць), Minsk: Navuka i technika, →ISBN, page 162

Further reading

• Bulyka, A. M., editor (2007), “порося”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), issue 27 (поровенъ – прегрешити), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 24