Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/tъlstъ

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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

Has been compared with Lithuanian tul̃žti (to inflate, to swell), Latvian tùlzt (to swell). Possibly akin to Proto-Slavic *tъlpa (crowd).

The ending *-stъ is of uncertain origin (see there for discussion).

Adjective

*tъ̑lstъ[1][2]

  1. fat, thick
    Synonym: *debelъ

Inflection

Accent paradigm c.

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

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

References

  1. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “tolst”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:Pslovan. *tъ̑lstъ
  2. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “tъlstъ tъlsta tъlsto”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:c fed (PR 138)