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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/čukъ

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

Equivalent to e-grade of Proto-Slavic *kuti (“to forge, to hew”) or *kujati (“to crook, to caw”) +‎ *-kъ, at least partially of onomatopoeic origin. Per Snoj, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kew- (“to caw, to howl”), akin to Lithuanian kaũkti (“to howl”), Latvian kàukt (“to yell, to howl”), Proto-Germanic *hūwilōną (“to howl”).

Noun

*čȗkъ m [1]

  1. hammer
    Synonym: *moltъ
  2. (onomatopoeic) knock, caw
    → (by extension) little owl (Athene noctua) (in Slovene)

Declension
Declension of *čukъ (hard o-stem)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *čukъ *čuka *čuci
Accusative *čukъ *čuka *čuky
Genitive *čuka *čuku *čukъ
Locative *čucě *čuku *čucěxъ
Dative *čuku *čukoma *čukomъ
Instrumental *čukъmь, *čukomь* *čukoma *čuky
Vocative *čuče *čuka *čuci
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Derived terms
  • *čukъčę (diminutive)
  • *čučati (“to hang/sit on a high place (e.g. tree, pylon)”)
    • Slavic: *čučedlo (“scarecrow”)
  • *čukati (“to crack, to break”)

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: чук (čuk, “part of forelock”) (dialectal)
  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: чу̀к (čùk, “knock, hammer”)
    • Macedonian: чук (čuk, “knock”)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
    • Slovene: čūk (“little owl”)

Further reading

References
  1. Snoj, Marko (2016), “čūk”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar, Ljubljana: Inštitut za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, →ISBN: “*čȗkъ”
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