Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/torkъ
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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
Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *tоrkʷ-ós, from the root *terkʷ- (“to turn, spin”). Akin to Albanian tjerr (“I spin”), Latin torqueō (“I twist”), Latvian tę̄rkа, Old Prussian tarkue and Sanskrit तर्कु (tarkú, “spindle”).
Noun
*tȏrkъ m
Inflection
Declension of *torkъ (hard o-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *torkъ | *torka | *torci |
| genitive | *torka | *torku | *torkъ |
| dative | *torku | *torkoma | *torkomъ |
| accusative | *torkъ | *torka | *torky |
| instrumental | *torkъmь, *torkomь* | *torkoma | *torky |
| locative | *torcě | *torku | *torcěxъ |
| vocative | *torče | *torka | *torci |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Related terms
noun
verb
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “то́рок”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress