Cognate Set 1243 – Meaning: star

IE-CoR reference form:
?*g̑⁽ʰ⁾er-
IE-CoR reference language:
Proto-Indo-European
Ideophonic:
no
Parallel derivation:
no
Justification:
No certain etymology outside of Balto-Slavic (Derksen 2008:548, ALEW 1290-1291, 1301-1302; LIV² 177 mechanically reconstructs a root ?3. *g̑⁽ʰ⁾er- 'to shine, radiate').
Found in clades:
Slavic
Revised by:
Matthew Scarborough, Lechosław Jocz
Found in 1 clade by 2 lexemes.
Language Lexeme Native script Phonetic Phonemic Notes
98   Belarusian zorka зорка ˈzɔɾkɑ̈ ˈzorka
99   Ukrainian zìrka зірка ˈzʲiɾkɐ ˈzirka Formally/historically a diminutive. A non-diminutive form 'зоря' is used too, but the form 'зірка' is the main form.
References
  • Boryś, W.: 569, 744-745
    PS *zoŕa / *zaŕa 'dawn, aurora' is derived from PS *zĭrěti 'look'. Cf. Lithuanian žarà 'dawn, aurora', žarijà 'glowing coal, embers', žėrėti, žėriù 'shine, glimmer', Old Prussian sari 'embers' and, further, German grau 'gray' and Old Irish grían 'sun'. PIE *g̑ʰer(ə)-.
  • Derksen, Rick: 548
    S.v. Proto-Slavic *zoŗa 'dawn, aurora', a derivative of the root of *zьrěti 'I see', cf. s.v. Proto-Slavic *zьrěti 'see, look at'. "The reconstruction of the root is uncertain. One might posit *g̑⁽ʰ⁾r(H)-." Cf. Lith. žėrė́ti 'shine, sparkle'.
  • Hock, Wolfgang and Fecht, Rainer and Feulner, Anna Helene and Hill, Eugen and Wodtko, Dagmar S.: 1301-1302
    Cf. s.v. OLith. žėrúoti 'glühen, glimmern, schwelen', with Lith. žėrė́ti 'glühen, glimmern; funkeln', a secondary derivative to the root of OLith. žer̃ti, žérti 'zusammenscharren (glühende Kohlen)'. Cf. OLith. *žãras 'Röte am Himmel, Morgenrot, Abendrot', comparable to OCS zor'a 'Licht, Schein, Glanz, Morgenröte', etc. No certain comparisons outside of Balto-Slavic.
  • Rix, Helmut: 177
    Cf. s.v. ?3. *g̑ʰer- 'strahlen, scheinen; sehen' (IEW 441-2). An exclusively Balto-Slavic root. The reconstruction of aspiration on the initial consonant of the root is uncertain, and the semantics are problematic.