Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/torkъ

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

    Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *tоrkʷ-ós, from the root *terkʷ- (“to turn, spin”). Akin to Albanian tjerr (“I spin”), Latin torqueō (“I twist”), Latvian tę̄rkа, Old Prussian tarkue and Sanskrit तर्कु (tarkú, “spindle”).

    Noun

    *tȏrkъ m

    1. strap, thong
      Synonym: *remy

    Inflection

    Declension of *torkъ (hard o-stem)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *torkъ *torka *torci
    genitive *torka *torku *torkъ
    dative *torku *torkoma *torkomъ
    accusative *torkъ *torka *torky
    instrumental *torkъmь, *torkomь* *torkoma *torky
    locative *torcě *torku *torcěxъ
    vocative *torče *torka *torci

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

    noun
    verb

    Descendants

    • East Slavic:
      • Old East Slavic: торокъ (torokŭ)
    • South Slavic:
    • West Slavic:

    Further reading

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