Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/rokotъ

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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

Onomatopoeic, according to Vasmer. Per Melnychuk, from *rok-/*rek- (see *reťi), cognate with Lithuanian rė̃kti (to shout, to roar), Latvian rèkt (to shout, to roar, to howl).

Noun

*rokotъ m

  1. murmur, roar

Declension

Descendants

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1972) “ро́кот”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volumes 3 (Муза – Сят), Moscow: Progress, page 497
  • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2006), “рокіт”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 5 (Р – Т), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 119:псл. *rok-/*rek-psl. *rok-/*rek-
  • Tsykhun, G. A., editor (2006), “ро́кат”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 11 (раб – сая́н), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 179