локъть

Old Novgorodian

Etymology

First attested in c. 1075‒1100. Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ȍlkъtь, from *olkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *alk-, from Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃l-. Cognate with Old East Slavic локъть (lokŭtĭ), Old Ruthenian ло́коть (lókotʹ), Old Church Slavonic лакъть / ⰾⰰⰽⱏⱅⱐ (lakŭtĭ), Old Polish łokieć, Old Czech loket.

Noun

локъть • (lokŭtĭm[1]

  1. (anatomy) elbow
  2. cubit, ell

References

  1. ^ Zaliznyak, Andrey (2004) Древненовгородский диалект [Old Novgorod dialect]‎[1] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Moscow: LRC Publishing House, →ISBN, page 755

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