Appendix:Proto-Slavic/korva
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This entry contains Proto-Slavic reconstructed words 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 Proto-Indo-European *ḱoru (“horn”), from *ḱer- (“horn”). Matasović argues that it was borrowed from Celtic in prehistorical times; compare Welsh carw (“deer”).
Balto-Slavic cognates include Lithuanian karvė (“cow”), Old Prussian kerpetis (“skull”).
Other Indo-European cognates that derive from the same root include Ancient Greek κεραός (keraos, “horned”), Latin cervus (“deer”), Avestan 𐬯𐬭𐬏 (srū, “horn, claw, talon”), 𐬯𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬁 (srvā), Sanskrit शिरस् (śiras), Armenian սար (sar), Breton kern, German Hirn, Old Norse hjarni (“horn”), Persian سر (sar), سرو (surū, “animal horn”), Albanian krye, sorkadh, ka, English horn, Welsh corn, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽 (haurn), Hittite karawar,
Noun
*korva f
Declension
Declension of *korva (hard a-stem)
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *korva | *korvě | *korvy |
| Accusative | *korvǫ | *korvě | *korvy |
| Genitive | *korvy | *korvu | *korvъ |
| Locative | *korvě | *korvu | *korvaxъ |
| Dative | *korvě | *korvama | *korvamъ |
| Instrumental | *korvojǫ | *korvama | *korvami |
| Vocative | *korvo | *korvě | *korvy |
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic: