Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/stьklo

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

    Borrowed from Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌺𐌻𐍃 (stikls). The original meaning was goblet, chalice which eventually shifted towards the material from which they were made.[1] For a similar semantic development, compare Turkish cam (glass) < Classical Persian جَام (jām, cup).

    Noun

    *stьklo n

    1. glass

    Declension

    Declension of *stьklo (hard o-stem)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *stьklo *stьklě *stьkla
    genitive *stьkla *stьklu *stьklъ
    dative *stьklu *stьkloma *stьklomъ
    accusative *stьklo *stьklě *stьkla
    instrumental *stьklъmь, *stьklomь* *stьkloma *stьkly
    locative *stьklě *stьklu *stьklěxъ
    vocative *stьklo *stьklě *stьkla

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

    Descendants

    • Lithuanian: stiklas
    • Latvian: stikls
    • ? Old Prussian: sticlo (perhaps directly from Gothic)
    • Romanian: sticlă (via some Slavic language)

    References

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