Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/podušьka

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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 *po- + an element *dušьka that, according to one theory, ultimately derives from Proto-Slavic *duxъ (breath, spirit), via sense development "breath" → "inflated" → "pillow".[1]

Also compare Proto-Slavic *duxъna (feather-bedspread).

Noun

*podušьka f

  1. pillow
  2. cushion

Inflection

Declension of *podušьka (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *podušьka *podušьcě *podušьky
genitive *podušьky *podušьku *podušьkъ
dative *podušьcě *podušьkama *podušьkamъ
accusative *podušьkǫ *podušьcě *podušьky
instrumental *podušьkojǫ, *podušьkǫ** *podušьkama *podušьkami
locative *podušьcě *podušьku *podušьkasъ, *podušьkaxъ*
vocative *podušьko *podušьcě *podušьky

* -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

References

  1. ^ Boryś, Wiesław (2005), “poduszka”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN, page 454

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “поду́шка”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress