Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sukati

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 *sewk- (to turn, spin), (whence also Lithuanian sùkti (to turn)), probably from a Proto-Indo-European *sewk- (to bend, turn), which Snoj further considers an extension of *sewh₁- (to press forth).[1] See also perhaps Old Armenian հիւսեմ (hiwsem, to plait, weave),[2] Latin sucula (winch).

    Verb

    *sukàti[3][1]

    1. to twist
    2. to spin

    Conjugation

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • East Slavic:
      • Old East Slavic:
        • Russian: сука́ть (sukátʹ)
        • Ukrainian: сука́ти (sukáty)
    • South Slavic:
    • West Slavic:
      • Old Czech: súkati
      • Old Polish: sukać
      • Slovak: súkať
      • Sorbian:
        • Lower Sorbian: sukaś
        • Upper Sorbian: sukać

    Further reading

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

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 Snoj, Marko (2016), “súkati”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:*suka̋ti
    2. ^ Martirosyan, Hrach (2010), “hiws”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 410
    3. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001), “sukati”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:vikle (MP 27)