Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/tьrpъkъ

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 edit

Etymology edit

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *terp- (to tremble, to quiver) +‎ *-ъkъ, cognate with Lithuanian tirpùs (soluble, fusible). Martynov tentively considers a reanalysis of an earlier *kьrpъkъ in order to match it with Lithuanian kir̃pti (to trim, to cut).

Adjective edit

*tь̑rpъkъ[1]

  1. tangy, tart, pungent (for taste)

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Further reading edit

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “те́рпкий”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • kirpti”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012

References edit

  1. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “trpek”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:Pslovan. *tь̑rpъkъ