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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/čukati

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

Probably, an expressive e-grade verb from *kuti (“to hew”) +‎ *-kati, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kewh₂- (“to hew”).

Alternatively, Snoj proposes an onomatopoeic origin, shared with Proto-Slavic *čavьka (“jackdaw”), Proto-Slavic *sova (“owl (Strigiformes)”), and Proto-Slavic *skovykъ (“little owl (Athene noctua)”), cognate to Lithuanian kaũkti (“to howl”), Latvian kàukt (“to yell, to howl”), Proto-Germanic *hūwilōną (“to howl”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kew-.

Verb

*čùkati impf (perfective *čuknǫti)

  1. to hammer, to hew
  2. to knock

Inflection
Conjugation of *čukati (impf., -a-, s-aorist, accent paradigm a)
Suffix: *-ati
Verbal noun Infinitive Supine L-participle
*čukanьje *čukati *čukatъ *čukalъ
Participles
Tense Past Present
Passive *čukanъ *čukajemъ
Active *čukavъ *čukaję
Aorist Present
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Singular *čukaxъ*čuka*čuka *čukajǫ*čukaješi*čukajetь
Dual *čukaxově*čukasta*čukaste *čukajevě*čukajeta*čukajete
Plural *čukaxomъ*čukaste*čukašę *čukajemъ*čukajete*čukajǫtь
Imperfect Imperative
Person 1st2nd3rd 1st2nd3rd
Singular *čukaaxъ*čukaaše*čukaaše —*čukaji*čukaji
Dual *čukaaxově*čukaašeta*čukaašete *čukajivě*čukajita—
Plural *čukaaxomъ*čukaašete*čukaaxǫ *čukajimъ*čukajite—
  • *kuka (“hook”)
  • *čuka (“hilltop”)
  • *kuča (“heap”)
  • *kukati (“to squat”)
  • *čučati (“to hang/sit on a high place (e.g. tree, pylon)”)
    • *čučedlo (“scarecrow”)
  • *čugati (“to trim”)

Derived terms
  • *čukъ (“hammer”)
    • *čukъčę (diminutive)

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Ukrainian: чу́кати (čúkaty)
  • South Slavic:

Further reading
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