Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bělъkъ

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

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-
Proto-Slavic *bělъ
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Slavic *-kъ
Proto-Slavic *-ъkъ
Proto-Slavic *bělъkъ

    From *bělъ (“white”) +‎ *-ъkъ. The Church Slavonic and Bulgarian forms reflect *běl(ъ)tъkъ, constructed in analogy with *žьltъkъ (“yolk”).

    Noun

    *bělъkъ m

    1. albumen
    2. sclera?

    Inflection

    Declension of *bělъkъ (hard o-stem)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *bělъkъ *bělъka *bělъci
    genitive *bělъka *bělъku *bělъkъ
    dative *bělъku *bělъkoma *bělъkomъ
    accusative *bělъkъ *bělъka *bělъky
    instrumental *bělъkъmь, *bělъkomь* *bělъkoma *bělъky
    locative *bělъcě *bělъku *bělъcěxъ
    vocative *bělъče *bělъka *bělъci

    * -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

    Descendants

    • East Slavic:
      • Old East Slavic: бѣлотъкъ (bělotŭkŭ)
    • South Slavic:
    • West Slavic:
      • Old Czech: bielek, biełek (alternative writing)
      • Polabian: b'olăk
      • Old Polish: białek
      • Pomeranian:
        • Slovincian: bjêlk, bjilk (Wierzchocino)
      • Slovak: bielok
      • Sorbian:
        • Lower Sorbian: běłk
        • Upper Sorbian: bělk

    Further reading

    • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1975), “*bělъkъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 2 (*bez – *bratrъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 82
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