Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/komarъ
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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
Most likely from the onomatopoeic root Proto-Indo-European *komH- (“to hum”) + *-arъ. Brückner and Skok tentatively consider an original or-stem (perhaps Proto-Indo-European *komHṓr ~ *komHorés?) in view of archaic descendants with o-grade ending (e.g. Old Polish komor, komór).
Cognate with Lithuanian kamanė (“bumblebee”), Latvian kamene (“bumblebee”), Old Prussian camus (“bumblebee”) and akin via another root grade to Proto-Slavic *čьmeľь (“bumblebee”), Proto-Germanic *humelaz (“bumblebee”).
Noun
Alternative forms
- *komarь ~ *komařь
Declension
Declension of *komãrъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm b)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *komãrъ | *komārà | *komārì |
| genitive | *komārà | *komārù | *komãrъ |
| dative | *komārù | *komāròma | *komāròmъ |
| accusative | *komãrъ | *komārà | *komārỳ |
| instrumental | *komārъ̀mь, *komāròmь* | *komāròma | *komãry |
| locative | *komārě̀ | *komārù | *komãrěxъ |
| vocative | *komare | *komārà | *komārì |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Derived terms
See also
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: комаръ (komarŭ)
- Old East Slavic: *комарь (*komarĭ)
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “komarъ”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “b myg (PR 134)”
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “komár”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “*komarъ̏”
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1983), “*komarъ/*komarь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 10 (*klepačь – *konь), Moscow: Nauka, page 169
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “комар”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1985), “комар”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (Д – Копці), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 531
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “комар¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 568