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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/volkъ
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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 *walkas, from Proto-Indo-European *(h₂)wolk-o, equivalent *velkti (“to drag”) + *-ъ. Cognate with Latvian vàlka (“draught”), Lithuanian valkà (“draught”), Ancient Greek ὁλκός (holkós, “windlass”). Compare German Zug for similar semantic development.
Inflection
Declension of *vȏlkъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm c)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *vȏlkъ | *vȏlka | *vȏlci |
| Accusative | *vȏlkъ | *vȏlka | *vȏlky |
| Genitive | *vȏlka | *volkù | *võlkъ |
| Locative | *vȏlcě | *volkù | *volcě̃xъ |
| Dative | *vȏlku | *volkomà | *volkòmъ |
| Instrumental | *vȏlkъmь, *vȏlkomь* | *volkomà | *volký |
| Vocative | *volče | *vȏlka | *vȏlci |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Related terms
- *velťi
- *volka
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- Derksen, Rick (2008), “*vȏlkъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 526
- Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), “во́лок”, 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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