Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sikъ

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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

By surface analysis, *sik- +‎ *-ъ. See *sьcati (to piss). Roots *sьk- : *sěk- : *sik-, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sik- : *saik- : *seik-, from Proto-Indo-European *sikʷ- : *soykʷ- : *seykʷ- (to moisten).

Noun

*sikъ m

  1. urine mark or stain on the ground
  2. (in the plural) urine

Declension

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: *сикъ (*sikŭ)
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2006), “сик”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 5 (Р – Т), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 228
  • Tsykhun, G. A., editor (2008), “сі́каць”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 12 (свабо́да – стэ́сам), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 78