Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/tučьnъ

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

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *tauˀkinas, equivalent to *tukъ +‎ *-ьnъ. Cognate with Lithuanian taũkinas (fat) and further akin to Lithuanian taukúotas (greasy).

Adjective edit

*tučьnъ[1]

  1. fat
  2. lush, rich

Declension edit

Descendants edit

Further reading edit

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ту́чный”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

References edit

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*tučьnъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 499:adj. o ‘fat, rich’