Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/porťa

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 1

    From *pьrati (“to beat, hit”) +‎ *-ťa.[1][2]

    Noun

    *porťa f

    1. sling (projectile weapon)
      Synonym: *porkъ
    Inflection
    Declension of *porťa (soft a-stem)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *porťa *porťi *porťę̇
    genitive *porťę̇ *porťu *porťь
    dative *porťi *porťama *porťamъ
    accusative *porťǫ *porťi *porťę̇
    instrumental *porťejǫ, *porťǫ** *porťama *porťami
    locative *porťi *porťu *porťasъ, *porťaxъ*
    vocative *porťe *porťi *porťę̇

    * -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).

    Descendants
    • East Slavic:
      • Old East Slavic: пороча (poroča)
    • South Slavic:
    • West Slavic:
    • Non-Slavic:

    References

    1. ^ Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “праща”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
    2. ^ Boryś, Wiesław (2005), “proca”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN, page 483

    Further reading

    • Nikolayev S. L. (2005), Карпатоукраинско-паннонская изоглосса (рефлексы праславянских сочетаний *tj и *dj), page 5
    • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “праща”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
    • Martynaŭ, V. U., Tsykhun, G. A., editors (1978–2017), “прашча”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka

    Etymology 2

      From *portiti (“to send, dispatch, emit”) +‎ *-ja. For the meaning shift compare Serbo-Croatian посао (“job, work”) (< *posъlъ, from *posъlati (“to send, delegate”)).[1][2]

      Noun

      *porťa f

      1. (West Slavic) toil, effort
        Synonym: *trudъ
      2. (West Slavic) work (activity)
        Synonym: *dělo
      Inflection
      Declension of *porťa (soft a-stem)
      singular dual plural
      nominative *porťa *porťi *porťę̇
      genitive *porťę̇ *porťu *porťь
      dative *porťi *porťama *porťamъ
      accusative *porťǫ *porťi *porťę̇
      instrumental *porťejǫ, *porťǫ** *porťama *porťami
      locative *porťi *porťu *porťasъ, *porťaxъ*
      vocative *porťe *porťi *porťę̇

      * -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).

      Descendants

      References

      1. ^ Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “праца”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
      2. ^ Boryś, Wiesław (2005), “praca”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN, page 478

      Further reading

      • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “праця”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
      • Martynaŭ, V. U., Tsykhun, G. A., editors (1978–2017), “праца”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka
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