Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/drokъ

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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

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *drákas, from pre-Balto-Slavic *drek- (k-extension of Proto-Indo-European *der- (to split, to tear)). Cognate with Latvian draks (fight), Lithuanian drãkas (scuffle, noise). By surface analysis, *dьrati +‎ *-okъ.

Has been further compared with Ancient Greek δρᾰ́κων (drắkōn, dragon).

Noun

*drokъ m

  1. irritating, vexing situation or creature (insect, plant, restless person)

Alternative forms

Declension

Declension of *drokъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *drokъ *droka *droci
genitive *droka *droku *drokъ
dative *droku *drokoma *drokomъ
accusative *drokъ *droka *droky
instrumental *drokъmь, *drokomь* *drokoma *droky
locative *drocě *droku *drocěxъ
vocative *droče *droka *droci

* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Polish: drok (dialectal)

References

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “206-11”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 206-11
  2. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*drokъ; *droka”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 120:m. o; f. ā

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “дрок”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982), “дрік¹”, in Етимологічний словник української мови (in Ukrainian), volume 1 (А – Г), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 130
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1978), “*drokъ/*droka”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 5 (*dělo – *dьržьlь), Moscow: Nauka, page 124
  • drakas”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė , 2007–2012