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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kosmъ

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-Balto-Slavic *kasmas, from Proto-Indo-European *kós-mo-s, from *kes- (“to scrape, comb”).[1]

Noun

*kosmъ m [1]

  1. lock, tuft of hair

Inflection
Declension of *kosmъ (hard o-stem)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *kosmъ *kosma *kosmi
Accusative *kosmъ *kosma *kosmy
Genitive *kosma *kosmu *kosmъ
Locative *kosmě *kosmu *kosměxъ
Dative *kosmu *kosmoma *kosmomъ
Instrumental *kosmъmь, *kosmomь* *kosmoma *kosmy
Vocative *kosme *kosma *kosmi
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic:
      Old Cyrillic: космъ (kosmŭ)
      Glagolitic: ⰽⱁⱄⰿⱏ (kosmŭ)
    • Russian: ко́смы (kósmy)

References
  1. Derksen, Rick (2008), “*kosmъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 238
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