Cognate Set 4986 – Meaning: neck

IE-CoR reference form:
*vyja
IE-CoR reference language:
Proto-Slavic
Ideophonic:
no
Parallel derivation:
no
Justification:
Slavic lexemes from Proto-Slavic *vyja 'neck'. Further etymology obscure (Vasmer 1986-1987 I:373, Polański 1962-1994:1034). Possibly cognate with Hittite u̯eḫ- 'to turn (oneself); to patrol' (cf. LIV² 663), but cf. Kloekhorst 2008:993-996 with an alternative etymology for the proposed Hittite comparandum.
Found in clades:
Slavic
Revised by:
Matthew Scarborough, Lechosław Jocz
Found in 1 clade by 2 lexemes.
Language Lexeme Native script Phonetic Phonemic Notes
78   Old Church Slavonic vyja выя ʋɯja vɯja An alternative lexeme is 'шия' but it is much less frequent in the Canon (1 time vs 36 times).
90   Polabian vojo, vojă vɔˈjɔ, ˈvɔjɜ voˈjo, ˈvojɜ 'tål' means 'back of neck'.
References
  • Kloekhorst, Alwin: 993-996
    Cf. s.v. Hitt. u̯eḫ- 'to turn (oneself); to patrol', rejecting the etymology advocated by [Oettinger 1979](src-649):99-100, etc. that the Hittite forms are derivatives from an acrostatic root present *u̯ḗh₂-/*u̯éh₂- with Narten ablaut on the basis that the forms require the assumption of Eichner's Law (non-colouration of *ē in the vicinity of *h₂), the validity of which Kloekhorst rejects. Instead Kloekhorst tentatively sets up *u̯ei̯h₂- comparing Skt. véti 'to pursue, strive after, Lith. výti 'to pursue', etc. [In re Eichner's Law, cf. also discussion in [cognate set 5403](cog-5403) –MJCS].
  • Polański, Kazimierz and Lehr-Spławiński, Tadeusz: 1034
    PS *vyja. Its further etymology is obscure.
  • Rix, Helmut: 663
    Cf. s.v. *u̯eh₂- 'sich wenden' (IEW –). Cf. n1 "Vgl. ursl. vyja f. 'Hals' < *u̯h₂-i̯eh₂- 'Drehung, s. Reinart, MSS 49 (1988) 97-100.", cf. Hittite wēhzi. wahhuweni 'turn (over)'.
  • Vasmer, Max: 1: 373
    This lexeme is etymologically obscure.