Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/orkyta

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

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷos (“bow, arrow”), as willow twigs were used to make bows due to their flexibility.[1] Compare Latvian ērkšķis, Ancient Greek ἄρκευθος (árkeuthos), Old English earh (whence English arrow), Latin arcus (“arc, bow”).

Noun

*orkyta f

  1. willow?

Inflection

Declension of *orkyta (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *orkyta *orkytě *orkyty
genitive *orkyty *orkytu *orkytъ
dative *orkytě *orkytama *orkytamъ
accusative *orkytǫ *orkytě *orkyty
instrumental *orkytojǫ, *orkytǫ** *orkytama *orkytami
locative *orkytě *orkytu *orkytasъ, *orkytaxъ*
vocative *orkyto *orkytě *orkyty

* -asъ is the expected Balto-Slavic form but is found only in some Old Czech documents; -axъ is found everywhere else and is formed by analogy with other locative plurals in -xъ.
** The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: раки́та (rakíta)
    • Ukrainian: роки́та (rokýta)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

References

  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “arcus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 52

Further reading

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