Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/okъno
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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
*oko (“eye”) + *-ъno. Early Proto-Slavic form *akuna has been clearly preserved in Finnish and Votic akkuna.
For semantic parallels, compare Old English ēagþȳrel (“window”, literally “eye-hole”) and Old Norse vindauga (“window”, literally “wind-eye”) (whence also modern English window).
Noun
*okъnò n[1]
Inflection
Declension of *okъnò (hard o-stem, accent paradigm b)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *okъnò | *okъ̀ně | *okъnà |
| genitive | *okъnà | *okъnù | *okъ̀nъ |
| dative | *okъnù | *okъnòma | *okъnòmъ |
| accusative | *okъnò | *okъ̀ně | *okъnà |
| instrumental | *okъnъ̀mь, *okъnòmь* | *okъnòma | *okъ̀ny |
| locative | *okъně̀ | *okъnù | *okъ̀něxъ |
| vocative | *okъnò | *okъ̀ně | *okъnà |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Derived terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Trubachyov, O., Zhuravlyov, A. F., editors (2005), “*okъno”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 32 (*obžьnъ – *orzbotati), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 45
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “окно”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “okno”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
- Mańczak, Witold (2017) “okno”, in Polski słownik etymologiczny (in Polish), Kraków: Polska Akademia Umiejętności, →ISBN
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*okъnò”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 365: “n. o (b) ‘window’”