The Etymology of the Proto-Slavic *jarьmъ, *jarьmo ‘yoke’
The article discusses the etymology of the Proto-Slavic word *jarьmъ, *jarьmo, which denotes a yoke that yokes two oxen. It is argued that this word reflects the original plural to the word for ‘arm, shoulder’ in Balto-Slavic. The formal difficulties of the derivation are discussed and a number of p...
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| Language: | Croatian |
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Institut za hrvatski jezik i jezikoslovlje
2010-01-01
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| Series: | Rasprave: Časopis Instituta za Hrvatski Jezik i Jezikoslovlje |
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| Online Access: | http://hrcak.srce.hr/file/101365 |