Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/orkyta
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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
Probably from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷos (“bow, arrow”), as willow twigs were used to make bows due to their flexibility. Compare Latvian ērkšķis, Ancient Greek ἄρκευθος (árkeuthos), Old English earh (whence English arrow), Latin arcus (“arc, bow”).
Noun
*orkyta f
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *orkyta | *orkytě | *orkyty |
| genitive | *orkyty | *orkytu | *orkytъ |
| dative | *orkytě | *orkytama | *orkytamъ |
| accusative | *orkytǫ | *orkytě | *orkyty |
| instrumental | *orkytojǫ, *orkytǫ** | *orkytama | *orkytami |
| locative | *orkytě | *orkytu | *orkytasъ, *orkytaxъ* |
| vocative | *orkyto | *orkytě | *orkyty |
* -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).
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- Bulgarian: ракѝта (rakìta)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Slovene: rakȋta (tonal orthography)
- West Slavic:
- Non-Slavic:
- → Albanian: arqitë
References
- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “arcus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 52
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “раки́та”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress