Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kolъ

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

    From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kōlas. A neuter o-stem derivative of *kolti. Baltic cognates include Lithuanian kuõlas (stake).

    Noun

    *kòlъ m[1][2]

    1. stake

    Inflection

    Declension of *kòlъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm b)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *kòlъ *kolà *kolì
    genitive *kolà *kolù *kòlъ
    dative *kolù *kolòma *kolòmъ
    accusative *kòlъ *kolà *kolỳ
    instrumental *kolъ̀mь, *kolòmь* *kolòma *kòly
    locative *kolě̀ *kolù *kòlěxъ
    vocative *kole *kolà *kolì

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

    Descendants

    • East Slavic:
      • Belarusian: кол (kol)
      • Russian: кол (kol)
      • Ukrainian: кіл (kil)
    • South Slavic:
    • West: Slavic:

    Further reading

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

    References

    1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008), “*kòlъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden; Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 231:m. o (b) ‘stake’
    2. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001), “kolъ”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:b (SA 147, 156; PR 134)