Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/znakъ

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 *znati (“to know”) +‎ *-kъ, i.e. "something known" > "symbol, sign".[1]

    Noun

    *znakъ m[1][2]

    1. sign
    2. symbol

    Inflection

    Declension of *znakъ (hard o-stem)
    singular dual plural
    nominative *znakъ *znaka *znaci
    genitive *znaka *znaku *znakъ
    dative *znaku *znakoma *znakomъ
    accusative *znakъ *znaka *znaky
    instrumental *znakъmь, *znakomь* *znakoma *znaky
    locative *znacě *znaku *znacěxъ
    vocative *znače *znaka *znaci

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

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • East Slavic:
      • Old East Slavic: знакъ (znakŭ)
    • South Slavic:
      • Old Church Slavonic:
        Old Cyrillic script: знакъ (znakŭ)
        Glagolitic script: ⰸⱀⰰⰽⱏ (znakŭ)
      • Bulgarian: знак (znak)
      • Macedonian: знак (znak)
      • Serbo-Croatian:
        Cyrillic script: зна̑к
        Latin script: znȃk
      • Slovene: znȃk
    • West Slavic:

    Further reading

    • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “знак”, 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), “znȃk”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “Pslovan. *znȃkъ”
    2. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001), “znakъ”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List‎[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander: “d sign (PR 137; RPT 99, 101f.)”
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