Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/šišьka
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This Proto-Slavic 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-Slavic
Etymology
Diminutive of *šiša + *-ьka (attested in colloquial Polish szysza). Further origin unclear:
- Snoj: Cognate with Lithuanian šiksnà (“thong”), šykštùs (“scarce”), Latvian siksna (“thong”), from possible Proto-Balto-Slavic *śīks- (“sharp”). Related to Serbo-Croatian ши́шати (“to shear”), dialectal Bulgarian ши́шкам (šíškam, “to prod, to pierce”), perhaps Russian шиша́ть (šišátʹ, “to linger”).
- Н.В. Горяев (СЭСРЯ): Of Turkic origin from the root of Proto-Turkic *sīĺ (“skewer”), *sīĺč- (“to swell”) (in reference to the Russian descendant).
- Meljničuk: Possibly derived via reduplication from Proto-Indo-European *ksey- (“to prod”), from *kes- (“to mow”). From the same root, but via another extension, is Proto-Slavic *xvoja (“conifer”). Snoj also mentions possible relation to Proto-Slavic *šiti (“to sew”), *šidlo (“awl”).
Noun
*šišьka f[1]
- cone (fruit of conifer)
Inflection
Declension of *šišьka (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *šišьka | *šišьcě | *šišьky |
| genitive | *šišьky | *šišьku | *šišьkъ |
| dative | *šišьcě | *šišьkama | *šišьkamъ |
| accusative | *šišьkǫ | *šišьcě | *šišьky |
| instrumental | *šišьkojǫ, *šišьkǫ** | *šišьkama | *šišьkami |
| locative | *šišьcě | *šišьku | *šišьkasъ, *šišьkaxъ* |
| vocative | *šišьko | *šišьcě | *šišьky |
* -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).
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “šiška”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Pslovan. *ši̋šьka, ... od manjšalnica od *šiša”
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ши́шка”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “шишка”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka