Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kъrkъ
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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 *kurkas, from Proto-Indo-European *kr̥kos, a k-extension of *(s)ker- (“to turn around”).
Indo-European cognates include Sanskrit कृकाट (kṛ́kāṭa), Gaulish cricon. Unconvincing with Old Norse kverk, Latin gurges, gurgulío.
Noun
*kъrkъ m
Declension
Declension of *kъrkъ (hard o-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *kъrkъ | *kъrka | *kъrci |
| genitive | *kъrka | *kъrku | *kъrkъ |
| dative | *kъrku | *kъrkoma | *kъrkomъ |
| accusative | *kъrkъ | *kъrka | *kъrky |
| instrumental | *kъrkъmь, *kъrkomь* | *kъrkoma | *kъrky |
| locative | *kъrcě | *kъrku | *kъrcěxъ |
| vocative | *kъrče | *kъrka | *kъrci |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Derived terms
Related terms
- *kъrčiti (“to twist”)
- *kъrčьma (“pub”)
- *kъrxъ (“unnatural; left”)
- *kъrčь (“spasm”)
- *kъrčavъ (“crooked, awry”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1987), “*kъrkъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 13 (*kroměžirъ – *kyžiti), Moscow: Nauka, page 219