Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/xata
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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
Borrowed from Scythian *xata, from Proto-Iranian *kátah (compare Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬙𐬀 (kata, “room, hut, cellar”), Persian کده (kade, “house”), Middle Persian 𐭪𐭩𐭪𐭲 (ktk' /kadag/, “house”)).
A possible Wanderwort, see Proto-Uralic *kota (compare Finnish kota (“hut, house”) and Hungarian ház (“house”)) for more.
Noun
*xata f
Declension
Declension of *xata (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *xata | *xatě | *xaty |
| genitive | *xaty | *xatu | *xatъ |
| dative | *xatě | *xatama | *xatamъ |
| accusative | *xatǫ | *xatě | *xaty |
| instrumental | *xatojǫ, *xatǫ** | *xatama | *xatami |
| locative | *xatě | *xatu | *xatasъ, *xataxъ* |
| vocative | *xato | *xatě | *xaty |
* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** 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).
Related terms
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- Old East Slavic: *ха́та (*xáta) (dialectal)
Further reading
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1981), “*xata”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 8 (*xa – *jьvьlga), Moscow: Nauka, page 21
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2012), “ха́та”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volumes 6 (У – Я), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 160
- Shaposhnikov, A. K. (2010) “хата”, in Этимологический словарь современного русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Contemporary Russian Language] (in Russian), volumes 2: (Начать – Я), Moscow: Flinta; Nauka, →ISBN, page 488
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ха́та”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress