Old Ruthenian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic мѧкъкꙑи (mękŭkyi) (мѧгъкꙑи (męgŭkyi)), мѧкъкъ (mękŭkŭ) (мѧгъкъ (męgŭkŭ)), from Proto-Slavic *mę̑kъkъ (*mę̑gъkъ), from *mękъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *minˀkas, from Proto-Indo-European *mn̥Hk-ós, from *menk-.[1][2][3][4] Cognate with Russian мя́гкий (mjáxkij), Old Czech měkký.

Adjective edit

мѧ́ккїй (mjákkij)

  1. soft

Declension edit

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1992), “*mękъkъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 18 (*matoga – *mękyšьka), Moscow: Nauka, →ISBN, page 248
  2. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1989), “м'який”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volumes 3 (Кора – М), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 547
  3. ^ Rudnyc'kyj, Ja. (1972–1982) “м'яки́й”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language, volumes 2 (Д – Ь), Ottawa: Ukrainian Mohylo-Mazepian Academy of Sciences; Ukrainian Language Association, →LCCN, page 834:MUk. мя́гкїй (XVII c.)
  4. ^ Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1991), “мя́ккі”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 7 (мгла – не́марасць), Minsk: Navuka i technika, →ISBN, page 138:ст.-бел. мяккийst.-bjel. mjakkij

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