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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/čelověkъ
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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words 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
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷel- (“crowd, people”), from *kʷel- (“to turn, roll > to travel, settle, cultivate; town”). Cognates include Sanskrit कुलं (kulaṃ), Ancient Greek τέλος (télos) and Old English scolu. The latter part is akin to Lithuanian vaĩkas (“child”), Latvian vaiks (“boy”) and Old Prussian waiх (“manservant”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weyk-.
Declension
Declension of *čelověkъ (hard o-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *čelověkъ | *čelověka | *čelověci |
| Accusative | *čelověkъ | *čelověka | *čelověky |
| Genitive | *čelověka | *čelověku | *čelověkъ |
| Locative | *čelověcě | *čelověku | *čelověcěxъ |
| Dative | *čelověku | *čelověkoma | *čelověkomъ |
| Instrumental | *čelověkъmь, *čelověkomь* | *čelověkoma | *čelověky |
| Vocative | *čelověče | *čelověka | *čelověci |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Alternative forms
- *čьlověkъ (unaccented *е reduced to *ь)
- *člověkъ (unaccented *ь dropped)
Related terms
Descendants
- East Slavic: человѣкъ (čelověkŭ)
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Gluhak, Alemko (1993) Hrvatski etimološki rječnik (in Serbo-Croatian), Zagreb: August Cesarec
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008), “*čelověkъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 80: “m. o ‘man’”
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