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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic злакъ (zlakŭ), from Proto-Slavic *zolkъ. The hypothetical East Slavic inherited form *золокъ (*zolokŭ) is unattested.

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злак (zlakm inan (genitive зла́ка, nominative plural зла́ки, genitive plural зла́ков, relational adjective зла́ковый)

  1. (botany) herb, grass, cereal, graminoid (type of grass)

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “злак”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Shansky, N. M., editor (1975), “злак”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 2, number 6 (З), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 93

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Ruthenian злакъ (zlak),[1] from Old East Slavic злакъ (zlakŭ),[2] from Old Church Slavonic злакъ (zlakŭ),[3] from Proto-Slavic *zolkъ.

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злак (zlakm inan (genitive зла́ку, nominative plural зла́ки, genitive plural зла́ків, relational adjective зла́ковий)

  1. (dated) grass
  2. (only in the plural) Synonym of зла́кові pl (zlákovi, grasses, cereals) (Poaceae)

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  1. ^ Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (2004), “злакъ”, in Словник української мови XVI – 1-ї пол. XVII ст. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language of 16ᵗʰ – 1ˢᵗ half of 17ᵗʰ c.] (in Ukrainian), numbers 11 (затраченє – злечитисѧ), Lviv: KIUS, →ISBN, page 246
  2. ^ Avanesov, R. I., editor (1990), “злакъ”, in Словарь древнерусского языка (XI–XIV вв.): в 10 т. [Dictionary of the Old Russian Language (11ᵗʰ–14ᵗʰ cc.): in 10 vols]‎[1] (in Russian), volumes 3 (добродѣтельно – изжечисѧ), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 384
  3. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1985), “злак”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (Д – Копці), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 265

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