From Proto-Balto-Slavic *minˀkus (u-stem), from Proto-Indo-European *menk- (“to knead”), which may be a k-extension of Proto-Indo-European *menH- (“to trample, rumple”) (for which see Proto-Balto-Slavic *mínˀtei (“to trample”)). Equivalent to Proto-Balto-Slavic *minˀkas + *-ъkъ.
Baltic cognates include Lithuanian mi̇̀nkštas (“soft”), Latvian mîksts (“soft”). Outside of Balto-Slavic, compare Proto-West Germanic *mangijan (“to mix”), as well as perhaps Ancient Greek μάσσω (mássō, “to knead”).
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | *mękъkъ | *mękъka | *mękъko |
genitive | *mękъka | *mękъky | *mękъka |
dative | *mękъku | *mękъcě | *mękъku |
accusative | *mękъkъ | *mękъkǫ | *mękъko |
instrumental | *mękъkomь | *mękъkojǫ | *mękъkomь |
locative | *mękъcě | *mękъcě | *mękъcě |
vocative | *mękъče | *mękъko | *mękъko |
dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | *mękъka | *mękъcě | *mękъcě |
genitive | *mękъku | *mękъku | *mękъku |
dative | *mękъkoma | *mękъkama | *mękъkoma |
accusative | *mękъka | *mękъcě | *mękъcě |
instrumental | *mękъkoma | *mękъkama | *mękъkoma |
locative | *mękъku | *mękъku | *mękъku |
vocative | *mękъka | *mękъcě | *mękъcě |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | *mękъci | *mękъky | *mękъka |
genitive | *mękъkъ | *mękъkъ | *mękъkъ |
dative | *mękъkomъ | *mękъkamъ | *mękъkomъ |
accusative | *mękъky | *mękъky | *mękъka |
instrumental | *mękъky | *mękъkami | *mękъky |
locative | *mękъcěxъ | *mękъkaxъ | *mękъcěxъ |
vocative | *mękъci | *mękъky | *mękъka |