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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kucъ

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

Of expressive origin (given that *-c- did not trigger softening of the coda), commonly compared with Proto-Slavic *kǫsъ (short, chopped) (per Georgiev, Vasmer) and Proto-Slavic *kukati (to cuckoo) (per Trubachev). Vasmer distinguishes the meaning lame, crippled (in South Slavic) from tailless (in East, West Slavic), however, Georgiev connects them.

Adjective

*kȗcъ

  1. tailless (for animals) (in East, West Slavic)
  2. lame, crippled (in South Slavic)
    (by abstraction) nomen appellativum for the Devil
    Synonym: *xromъ

Declension

Derived terms

  • *kucati (to limp)
  • *kucakъ (cripple)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Polish: kuс

Further reading

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