dòl̨a

dòl̨a Grammatical information: f. jā Accent paradigm: b Proto-Slavic meaning: `share, fate'

Page in Trubačev: V 62-63

Church Slavic:

dolja (RuCS) `part, fate' [f jā]

Russian:

dólja `part, share, fate, (bot., anat.) lobe' [f jā]

Old Russian:

dolja `part, fate' [f jā]

Belorussian:

dólja `share, fate' [f jā]

Ukrainian:

dólja `fate, destiny' [f jā] \{1\}

Old Czech:

s dolí <zdoly> `succesfully'

Polish:

dola `fate, destiny, (coll.) share' [f jā] \{1\}

Proto-Balto-Slavic reconstruction: doljaʔ \{1\}

Lithuanian:

dalià `fate, destiny' [f jā] 4

Latvian:

dal̨a `part, share' [f jā]

Comments: According to Bańkowski (2000: 282), this etymon spread from Belorussian, where it originated from a Lithuanian substratum, to Ukrainian, Russian and Polish. The secondary meaning `fate' is assumed to have arisen in Belorussian. Though this is not an implausible scenario, it should be noticed that Trubačëv mentions late 14th century attestations of dolja in Old Russian / Russian Church Slavic, in the meaning `fate' as well as in the meaning `part'. Furthermore, there is an Old Czech attestation from around 1400.

Notes:

\{1\} The earliest attestations date from the 17th century (Bańkowski 2000: 282).