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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zьrcadlo

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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

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From *zьrkati*-dlo, a calque of Latin speculum.

Noun

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*zьrcadlo n

  1. mirror, looking-glass

Inflection

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Descendants

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Further reading

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “зе́ркало”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress