Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zьlčь

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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

Alternative reconstructions

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *źulˀkis/*źulˀktis, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃-. Cognate with Lithuanian tulži̇̀s (via metathesis), Latvian žul̂ts, žul̂kts f. Related to *zelenъ (“green”), *zoltъ (“golden”), with possible influence from *žьltъ.

For the semantic relation, compare Proto-Germanic *gallǭ (“gall”), Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, “bile”) from the same proto-root.

Noun

*zьlčь or *žь̑lčь f

  1. bile

Declension

Declension of *zьlčь (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *zьlčь *zьlči *zьlči
genitive *zьlči *zьlčьju, *zьlču* *zьlčьjь, *zьlči*
dative *zьlči *zьlčьma *zьlčьmъ
accusative *zьlčь *zьlči *zьlči
instrumental *zьlčьjǫ, *zьlčǫ* *zьlčьma *zьlčьmi
locative *zьlči *zьlčьju, *zьlču* *zьlčьxъ
vocative *zьlči *zьlči *zьlči

* 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).

Derived terms

  • *zolkъ (“young vegetation”)
  • *zola (“ashes, dirt”) (possibly)

Descendants

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “жёлчь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “злъч”, in Български етимологичен речник (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 646

References

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*zьlčь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 552
  2. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “žȏlč”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Pslovan. *žь̑lčь, *zь̑lčь”
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