Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kuka
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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 1
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kaukāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *kowk-eh₂, from *kewk-.
Noun
*kùka f[1]
Inflection
Declension of *kùka (hard a-stem, accent paradigm a)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *kùka | *kùcě | *kùky |
| genitive | *kùky | *kùku | *kùkъ |
| dative | *kùcě | *kùkama | *kùkamъ |
| accusative | *kùkǫ | *kùcě | *kùky |
| instrumental | *kùkojǫ, *kùkǭ** | *kùkama | *kùkamī |
| locative | *kùcě | *kùku | *kùkasъ, *kùkaxъ* |
| vocative | *kùko | *kùcě | *kùky |
* -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).
Related terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Etymology 2
Possibly etymologically identical with *kùka. Baltic cognates include Lithuanian kaũkas (“goblin”), Old Prussian cawx (“devil”).
Noun
*kuka f[2]
Inflection
Declension of *kuka (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *kuka | *kucě | *kuky |
| genitive | *kuky | *kuku | *kukъ |
| dative | *kucě | *kukama | *kukamъ |
| accusative | *kukǫ | *kucě | *kuky |
| instrumental | *kukojǫ, *kukǫ** | *kukama | *kukami |
| locative | *kucě | *kuku | *kukasъ, *kukaxъ* |
| vocative | *kuko | *kucě | *kuky |
* -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
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*kùka I”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 256
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*kuka II”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 256