Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/smoky
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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
Contested.
According to Vasmer, a loanword from Gothic 𐍃𐌼𐌰𐌺𐌺𐌰 (smakka), itself of uncertain provenance.
Illič-Svityč argues for a native origin with a shift in meaning from "berry" to "fig".
Noun
*smoky f
Declension
Declension of *smoky (hard v-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *smoky | *smokъvi | *smokъvi |
| genitive | *smokъve | *smokъvu | *smokъvъ |
| dative | *smokъvi | *smokъvьma, *smokъvama* | *smokъvьmъ, *smokъvamъ* |
| accusative | *smokъvь | *smokъvi | *smokъvi |
| instrumental | *smokъvьjǫ, *smokъvľǫ** | *smokъvьma, *smokъvama* | *smokъvьmi, *smokъvami* |
| locative | *smokъve | *smokъvu | *smokъvьxъ, *smokъvaxъ* |
| vocative | *smoky | *smokъvi | *smokъvi |
* -ьmъ/etc. are the original consonant-stem endings, while -amъ/etc. are later Common Slavic endings formed by analogy with a-stems.
** 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).
** 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:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “смо́ква”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress