Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mělъkъ
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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
Perhaps a conflation of:
- *mělъ (“finely grinded substance, mill”) + *-ъkъ, reflecting Proto-Balto-Slavic *mēlˀús, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind, to mill”). Akin to Proto-Germanic *mildijaz (“mild, tender”).
- the descendant of Proto-Balto-Slavic *máiljus + *-ъkъ, cognate with Lithuanian mai̇̃lius (“small fry”), Latvian maĩle (“bleak (fish)”). Possibly from a l-extension of Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₁y- (“to smith, to crush”), related to Proto-Slavic *milъ (“kind, gentle”), *mirъ (“peace”) and further akin to Old Norse mjór (“thin, narrow”).
Adjective
Inflection
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *mělъkъ | *mělъka | *mělъko |
| genitive | *mělъka | *mělъky | *mělъka |
| dative | *mělъku | *mělъkě | *mělъku |
| accusative | *mělъkъ | *mělъkǫ | *mělъko |
| instrumental | *mělъkomь | *mělъkojǫ | *mělъkomь |
| locative | *mělъkě | *mělъkě | *mělъkě |
| vocative | *mělъke | *mělъko | *mělъko |
| dual | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *mělъka | *mělъkě | *mělъkě |
| genitive | *mělъku | *mělъku | *mělъku |
| dative | *mělъkoma | *mělъkama | *mělъkoma |
| accusative | *mělъka | *mělъkě | *mělъkě |
| instrumental | *mělъkoma | *mělъkama | *mělъkoma |
| locative | *mělъku | *mělъku | *mělъku |
| vocative | *mělъka | *mělъkě | *mělъkě |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | *mělъki | *mělъky | *mělъka |
| genitive | *mělъkъ | *mělъkъ | *mělъkъ |
| dative | *mělъkomъ | *mělъkamъ | *mělъkomъ |
| accusative | *mělъky | *mělъky | *mělъka |
| instrumental | *mělъky | *mělъkami | *mělъky |
| locative | *mělъkěxъ | *mělъkaxъ | *mělъkěxъ |
| vocative | *mělъki | *mělъky | *mělъka |
Derived terms
- *mělъkъ m, *mělъka f (“small creature”)
- *mělъčь m, *mělъča f (“small place, part”)
- *mělъkota, *mělъkostь (“smallness”)
- *mělъčiti, *mělъčati (“to shrink, to grind”)
- *mělъčьnъ (“shrunken, tiny”)
Related terms
- *malъ, *malъkъ (“small”)
- *mělьnъ (“granular”)
- *mělьca f (“granular soil”), *mělьce n (“place where the ground is granular”)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ме́лкий”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1992), “*mělъkъ(jь)”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 18 (*matoga – *mękyšьka), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 169
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*mělъ; *mělъkъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 310
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “milka”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “pslovan. *mě̑lъkъ, *mě̋lъkъ”