Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mьlknǫti

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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

By surface analysis, *mьlkъ +‎ *-nǫti. See *mьlčati for further discussion.

Verb

(South Slavic) *mьlknǫti pf (imperfective *mьlčati)[1]

  1. (inchoative) to become silent, to shut up

(North Slavic) *mьlknǫti impf

  1. (essive) to be calm, to keep quite

Inflection

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “mьlknǫti: mьlknǫ mьlknetь”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:b (SA 211; PR 137)

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “молкнуть”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “молчать”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 540
  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1994), “*mьlknǫti”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 21 (*mъrskovatъjь – *nadějьnъjь), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 107
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “млъкна, млъкнувам, млъквам”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 173