Uncertain. Supposed to be related to Latvian pele, Lithuanian pelė, Old Prussian pelē, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *peliā (“dormouse”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pelH- (“gray, pale”).
singular | dual | plural | |
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nominative | *pьlxъ | *pьlxy | *pьlxove |
genitive | *pьlxu | *pьlxovu | *pьlxovъ |
dative | *pьlxovi | *pьlxъma | *pьlxъmъ |
accusative | *pьlxъ | *pьlxy | *pьlxy |
instrumental | *pьlxъmь | *pьlxъma | *pьlxъmi |
locative | *pьlxu | *pьlxovu | *pьlxъxъ |
vocative | *pьlxu | *pьlxy | *pьlxove |
singular | dual | plural | |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | *pьlxъ | *pьlxa | *pьlśi |
genitive | *pьlxa | *pьlxu | *pьlxъ |
dative | *pьlxu | *pьlxoma | *pьlxomъ |
accusative | *pьlxъ | *pьlxa | *pьlxy |
instrumental | *pьlxъmь, *pьlxomь* | *pьlxoma | *pьlxy |
locative | *pьlśě | *pьlxu | *pьlśěxъ |
vocative | *pьlše | *pьlxa | *pьlśi |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.