Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/xolъka

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 *xòliti +‎ *-ъka.

Noun

*xòlъka f

  1. withers

Inflection

Declension of *ženъka (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *ženъka *ženъcě *ženъky
genitive *ženъky *ženъku *ženъkъ
dative *ženъcě *ženъkama *ženъkamъ
accusative *ženъkǫ *ženъcě *ženъky
instrumental *ženъkojǫ, *ženъkǫ** *ženъkama *ženъkami
locative *ženъcě *ženъku *ženъkasъ, *ženъkaxъ*
vocative *ženъko *ženъcě *ženъky

* -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:
    • Belarusian: хо́лка (xólka) (dialectal)
    • Middle Russian: хо́лка (xólka) (17ᵗʰ cent.)
    • Ukrainian: хо́лка (xólka)

Further reading

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1981), “*xolъka”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 8 (*xa – *jьvьlga), Moscow: Nauka, page 66
  • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2012), “хо́лка”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 6 (У – Я), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 195
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “хо́лка”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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