Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/gʰegʰuǵʰ-

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed terms 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-Indo-European

Etymology

Derived from a repeating root *gʰe-gʰu-ǵʰ-, of onomatopoeic origin.

Root

*gʰegʰuǵʰ-

cuckoo
Synonym: *kukū (“cuckoo”)

Derived terms

*gʰegʰuǵʰ-eh₂ ~ *gʰegʰuǵʰ-yeh₂ f
- Proto-Balto-Slavic: *geguźāˀ, *geguźjāˀ (“cuckoo”)
  - East Baltic:
    - Latvian: dzȩguze; dzȩgûze, dzȩguôze, dzȩguse, dzȩgusis (dialectal)
    - Lithuanian: gegužė̃, gegùžė; degužė̃, gegùžis, gegužė̃lė (dialectal)
      - ⇒ Lithuanian: gegė̃, gẽgė
  - West Baltic:
    - Old Prussian: geguse
  - Proto-Slavic: *žegъza (see there for further descendants)
    - ⇒ Proto-Slavic: *žegъzuľa (see there for further descendants)
*gʰe(gʰ)uǵʰ-os m
- Proto-Germanic: *gaukaz (“cuckoo”) (see there for further descendants)

References

^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), “*kukū”, in Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 142: “cuckoo”
^ “gegužė”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė , 2007–2012
^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “gegužė̃”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego‎ (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 447
^ Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “зегзи́ца”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1985), “зозу́ля”, in Етимологічний словник української мови (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (Д – Копці), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 274
^ Rudnyc'kyj, Ja. (1972–1982) “зозу́ля”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language, volumes 2 (Д – Ь), Ottawa: Ukrainian Mohylo-Mazepian Academy of Sciences; Ukrainian Language Association, →LCCN, page 451
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^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*gauka-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 171: “m. 'cuckoo'”

[1] Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), “*kukū”, in Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 142: “cuckoo”

[2] “gegužė”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė , 2007–2012

[3] Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “gegužė̃”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego‎ (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 447

[4] Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “зегзи́ца”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

[5] Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1985), “зозу́ля”, in Етимологічний словник української мови (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (Д – Копці), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 274

[6] Rudnyc'kyj, Ja. (1972–1982) “зозу́ля”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language, volumes 2 (Д – Ь), Ottawa: Ukrainian Mohylo-Mazepian Academy of Sciences; Ukrainian Language Association, →LCCN, page 451

[7] {The template Template:R:be:ESBM does not use the parameter(s): url=ziaziulia
Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.}Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1985), “зязю́ля”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы (in Belarusian), volumes 3 (га! – інчэ́), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 356

[8] Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*gauka-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 171: “m. 'cuckoo'”

Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/gʰegʰuǵʰ-

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