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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/paǫkъ
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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
*pa- + *ǫkъ (“hook”) (whence *ǫkotь) < Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk- (“hook”). The spider was thus named after the shape of its legs. Indo-European cognates include Latin uncus, Ancient Greek ὄγκος (ónkos) and Sanskrit अङ्क (aṅká).
Inflection
Declension of *pàǭkъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm a)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *pàǭkъ | *pàǭka | *pàǭci |
| Accusative | *pàǭkъ | *pàǭka | *pàǭky |
| Genitive | *pàǭka | *pàǭku | *pàǭkъ |
| Locative | *pàǭcě | *pàǭku | *pàǭcě̄xъ |
| Dative | *pàǭku | *pàǭkoma | *pàǭkomъ |
| Instrumental | *pàǭkъmь, *pàǭkomь* | *pàǭkoma | *pàǭkȳ |
| Vocative | *pàǭče | *pàǭka | *pàǭci |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Descendants
- East Slavic: паукъ (paukŭ)
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), “пау́к”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv Oleg, Moscow: Progress
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