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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/volga
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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
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *wálˀgāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *wolg-eh₂, from *welg- (“moist; wet”). Cognate with Latvian paval̃ga, Lithuanian pavalgà, Old Prussian welgen, Proto-Germanic *wulkaną.
Inflection
Declension of *vòlga (hard a-stem, accent paradigm a)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *vòlga | *vòldzě | *vòlgy |
| Accusative | *vòlgǫ | *vòldzě | *vòlgy |
| Genitive | *vòlgy | *vòlgu | *vòlgъ |
| Locative | *vòldzě | *vòlgu | *vòlgasъ, *vòlgaxъ* |
| Dative | *vòldzě | *vòlgama | *vòlgamъ |
| Instrumental | *vòlgojǫ, *vòlgǭ** | *vòlgama | *vòlgamī |
| Vocative | *vòlgo | *vòldzě | *vòlgy |
* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
Derived terms
- *volžiti
- *obolžiti
Descendants
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- Czech: vláha
- Slovak: vlaha
- Sorbian:
- Upper Sorbian: włoha
References
- Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), “волога”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv Oleg, Moscow: Progress
- Derksen, Rick (2008), “*volga”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 524
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