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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/grьkъ
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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
Alternative forms
- *grьčinъ (+ *-inъ)
Etymology
Borrowed from Balkan Vulgar Latin graecus, from Ancient Greek Γραικός (Graikós), of uncertain origin.
It's not entirely clear why near-open -ae- was substituted with close *ь (*ĭ). On the one hand Simeonov proposed Thracian-related influence. On the other hand Skok and Shevelyov proposed that Vulgar Latin grecíscus was borrowed into *grьčьskъ first, with back-formation of *grьci and *grьčinъ, and only then *grьkъ.
Inflection
Declension of *grьkъ (hard o-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *grьkъ | *grьka | *grьci |
| Accusative | *grьkъ | *grьka | *grьky |
| Genitive | *grьka | *grьku | *grьkъ |
| Locative | *grьcě | *grьku | *grьcěxъ |
| Dative | *grьku | *grьkoma | *grьkomъ |
| Instrumental | *grьkъmь, *grьkomь* | *grьkoma | *grьky |
| Vocative | *grьče | *grьka | *grьci |
* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.
Derived terms
- *grьčьskъ (“Greek”, adjective)
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
Non-Slavic:
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “грек”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1980), “*grьkъ, *grьčinъ, *grьkyni”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 7 (*golvačь – *gyžati), Moscow: Nauka, page 163
- Orel, Vladimir (1998), “gërk”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 114-5
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