Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/palъka
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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 *palъ (“thick stick, pillar”) + *-ъka. Compare *palьcь (“thumb”).
Noun
*palъka f
Alternative forms
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *palъka | *palъcě | *palъky |
| genitive | *palъky | *palъku | *palъkъ |
| dative | *palъcě | *palъkama | *palъkamъ |
| accusative | *palъkǫ | *palъcě | *palъky |
| instrumental | *palъkojǫ, *palъkǫ** | *palъkama | *palъkami |
| locative | *palъcě | *palъku | *palъkasъ, *palъkaxъ* |
| vocative | *palъko | *palъcě | *palъky |
* -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:
- 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), “*palъka II / *palъkъ II / *palъky”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков (in Russian), numbers 41 (*pala – *pažьnъ(јь)), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 57
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “па́лка”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1993), “па́лка”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы (in Belarusian), volumes 8 (не́марач – пая́ць), Minsk: Navuka i technika, →ISBN