Russian etymology

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[edit] Etymological dictionaries of the Russian language

1. The most comprehensive work on Slavic etymology was written by Max Vasmer: Etymological dictionary of the Russian language (Russisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, 4 volumes, Heidelberg, 1950-58; Russian translation 1964-73).

Russian version is available online: start here.

2. Terence Wade, Russian etymological dictionary, Duckworth Publishing, 1996 - ISBN 1-85399-414-6

This dictionary describes the etymology of 1500 central words in the Russian vocabulary. A typical entry gives the present meaning of the word, the dates of its first appearance in the language, and details of orthographical, phonetic and social factors that have affected its development.

3. Alexander G. Preobrazhensky, Etymological dictionary of the Russian language, Columbia University Press, 1983 - ISBN 0-231-01889-4

4. Serguei Sakhno, Dictionnaire russe-français d'étymologie comparée: correspondences lexicales historiques - ISBN 2-7475-0219-8

5. Paul Clemens and Elena Chapovalova, Les mots Russes par la racine (Essai de vocabulaire Russe contemporain par l'étymologie)- ISBN 2-7475-2833-2

[edit] See also

• List of common Proto-Indo-European roots

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