Cognate Set 2551 – Meaning: back

IE-CoR reference form:
*skĭna-
IE-CoR reference language:
Romance
Ideophonic:
no
Parallel derivation:
no
Loan event:
yes
Parallel loan event:
no
Loan source language:
Germanic
Source lexeme in loan source language:
*skĭna-
Loan notes:
Cf. OHG scina 'thin strip, shin'
Justification:
Romance lexemes continuing *skĭna-, a loanword from Germanic *skĭna- 'small piece of bone, shin', cf. Germanic scina 'thin strip, shin' (Meyer-Lübke 1935:659 no. 7994, DCECH II:761-762).
Found in clades:
Italic
Revised by:
Matthew Scarborough
Found in 1 clade by 7 lexemes.
Language Lexeme Native script Phonetic Phonemic Notes
141   Catalan esquena əsˈkɛnə əsˈkɛnə
130   Friulian schene ˈskɛnɛ ˈskɛne
129   Italian schiena ˈskjɛːna ˈskjɛna
133   Sardinian: Nuoro iskina isˈkiːna isˈkiːna
134   Sardinian: Logudoro iskina isˈkiːna isˈkiːna
127   Dalmatian: Vegliote skai̯na ˈskajna
132   Milanese s-cèna ˈstʃɛna
References
  • Corominas, Joan and Pascual, José A.: II:761-762
    Cf. s.v. Sp. esquina 'ángulo exterior que forman dos superficies, canto', probably from Germanic *skĭna- 'barrita de madera, metal, o hueso' (cf. OHG scina 'tibia', 'alfiler'.
  • Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm: 659
    S.v. 7994 skĭna (fränk., langob.) 'schmales Stück Knochen; Schiene'.