Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/xomǫtъ

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

Possibly an early borrowing from Turkic, compare Chuvash хӑмӑт (hămăt), Tatar камыт (qamıt), Kyrgyz каамыт (kaamıt).

Noun

*xomǫtъ m

  1. horse's collar, hames

Declension

Declension of *xomǫtъ (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *xomǫtъ *xomǫta *xomǫti
genitive *xomǫta *xomǫtu *xomǫtъ
dative *xomǫtu *xomǫtoma *xomǫtomъ
accusative *xomǫtъ *xomǫta *xomǫty
instrumental *xomǫtъmь, *xomǫtomь* *xomǫtoma *xomǫty
locative *xomǫtě *xomǫtu *xomǫtěxъ
vocative *xomǫte *xomǫta *xomǫti

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

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: хаму́т (xamút)
    • Russian: хому́т (xomút)
    • Ukrainian: хому́т (xomút)
  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: хомо́т (homót)
    • Macedonian: амут (amut)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: хо̏мут
      Latin script: xȍmut
    • Slovene: homot
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: chomút
    • Polish: chomąt, chomąto
    • Slovak: chomút
    • Sorbian:
      • Lower Sorbian: chomot
      • Upper Sorbian: chomot

Further reading