Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pъtakъ

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

    By surface analysis, *pъta +‎ *-akъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *put-; see the related *pъtìca for more.[1]

    Noun

    *pъtãkъ m[1]

    1. bird

    Inflection

    Declension of *pъtãkъ (hard o-stem, accent paradigm a)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *pъtãkъ *pъtàka *pъtàci
    genitive *pъtàka *pъtàku *pъtàkъ
    dative *pъtàku *pъtàkoma *pъtàkomъ
    accusative *pъtãkъ *pъtàka *pъtàky
    instrumental *pъtàkъmь, *pъtàkomь* *pъtàkoma *pъtàkȳ
    locative *pъtàcě *pъtàku *pъtàcě̄xъ
    vocative *pъtàče *pъtàka *pъtàci

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

    • *pъtìca (bird)
    • *pъtъka (bird)
    • *pъtokъ (drake)
    • *pъtiťь (birdie)

    Descendants

    • East Slavic:
      • Old East Slavic: пътахъ (pŭtaxŭ), пътакъ (pŭtakŭ)
    • West Slavic:

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 Derksen, Rick (2008), “*pъtãkъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden; Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 424:m. (o) ‘bird’