Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/cu

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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

Onomatopoeic. Compare Lithuanian cū, čiú čiú, ćiuciũ, Latvian cu, ciũ, German zschu.

Interjection

*cu[1]

  1. used to call out the dogs

Derived terms

(nouns):

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1976), “cu! cu-cu!”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 2 (caca – davьnota), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 95

Further reading

  • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “цу-цу”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
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