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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
From *pàlъ + *-ьcь. Sometimes compared to Latin pollex. Pokorny derives both from a Proto-Indo-European *pōlo- (“fat, swollen, big”), but this is uncertain.
Noun
*pàlьcь m
Declension
According to the Dybo’s system, the form belongs to the accent type A and to the accent curve variant Aa.
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *pàlьcь | *pàlьca | *pàlьci |
| genitive | *pàlьca | *pàlьcu | *pàlьcь |
| dative | *pàlьcu | *pàlьcema | *pàlьcēmъ |
| accusative | *pàlьcь | *pàlьca | *pàlьcę̇ |
| instrumental | *pàlьcьmь, *pàlьcemь* | *pàlьcema | *pàlьcī |
| locative | *pàlьci | *pàlьcu | *pàlьcīxъ |
| vocative | *pàlьče | *pàlьca | *pàlьci |
* -ьmь in North Slavic, -emь in South Slavic.
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: па́льць (pálĭcĭ)
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
References
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “840-41”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 840-41
Further reading
- Varbot, Zh. Zh., editor (2018), “*palьcь / *palьci”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 41 (*pala – *pažьnъ(јь)), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 63