Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/vila

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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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Etymology

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Unknown. Sometimes compared with *viljati or vyti. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁- (to blow (of wind)).

Noun

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*vila f

  1. (South Slavic) A kind of female nature spirit with supernatural powers, similar to a nymph or a fairy.

Declension

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Descendants

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References

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  • Reiter, Norbert (1973). "Mythologie der alten Slaven". In Haussig, Hans Wilhelm (ed.). Wörterbuch der Mythologie (in German). 2. pp. 163–208.

Further reading

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “вила́”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Anikin, A. E. (2013) “вила”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), issue 7 (вершь – вняться), Moscow: Russian Language Institute, →ISBN, page 173