Some remarks on the semantic field „cane, wicker, stick“ in Old Church Slavic

The original meaning of the Old Church Slavic protije and ž6zl7/ž6zl7, ž6zlije was „cane, wicker, stick“ as an instrument of beating, ie. as measure to enforce certain power. The semantic evolution led to the sense „cane, sceptre“ as a symbol of power or office. The original as well as the shifted meaning occur both in Old Church Slavic and in contemporary Slavic languages